| Autor: |
Patricia, Veiga-Crespo, Lucia, Blasco, Fernando, Rosa-Dos-Santos, Margarita, Poza, Tomas G, Villa |
| Rok vydání: |
2005 |
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| Zdroj: |
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology. 8(1) |
| ISSN: |
1139-6709 |
| Popis: |
Commercial interest in the use of natural pigments isolated from microorganisms has increased in recent years; hence, molecules belonging to the polyisoprenoid group (i.e. beta-carotene, astaxanthin, and canthaxanthin) have been the focus of much attention. The bacterium Gordonia jacobaea readily synthesizes and accumulates large amounts of canthaxanthin (beta-beta'-carotene-4,4'-dione), which is widely used in the food and cosmetics industries. In the present work, the effects of different low-cost raw materials on fermentation and canthaxanthin accumulation by a hyperpigmented strain of G. jacobaea were studied. Canthaxanthin production and peak levels of accumulation varied according to the different media used. |
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OpenAIRE |
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