Carotenoid production using microorganisms
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Borowitzka, M.A.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6504-4563
(2005)
Carotenoid production using microorganisms.
In: Cohen, Z. and Ratledge, C., (eds.)
Single Cell Oils Microbial and Algal Oils: First Edition.
AOCS Press, Urbana, Illinois, USA, pp. 124-137.
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Abstract
A wide variety of carotenoids are biosynthesized by plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria. They appear to play a range of roles in these organisms, especially light-harvesting in plants and protecting cells from oxidative damage. Natural carotenoids for applications in human and animal nutrition are extracted from a number of natural plant sources, and, in the last 25 years, several algal, fungal, and yeast sources have also been developed as commercial sources of β-carotene and astaxanthin. Microbial sources of other carotenoids, such as lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and canthaxanthin, are also being developed. Genetic engineering also provides a powerful tool for understanding the carotenoid biosynthetic pathways and their control and this information can be used to optimize production systems.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Murdoch Affiliation(s): | School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology |
| Publisher: | AOCS Press |
| Copyright: | © 2010 AOCS Press. |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/36062 |
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