Distribution, Biosynthesis, and Function of Carotenoids in Oxygenic Phototrophic Algae [PDF]
Marine DrugsFor photosynthesis, oxygenic phototrophic organisms necessarily contain not only chlorophylls but also carotenoids. Various carotenoids have been identified in algae and taxonomic studies of algae have been conducted.
Shinichi Takaichi
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Inhibition of antioxidant enzyme activities enhances carotenogenesis in microalga Dactylococcus dissociatus MT1 [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Microalgal biotechnology has become a promising field of research for the production of valuable, sustainable and environmentally friendly byproducts, especially for carotenoids. Bulk accumulation of secondary carotenoids in microalgae are mostly induced
Nour Elaimane Bouzidi +4 more
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Relation between CarS expression and activation of carotenogenesis by stress in Fusarium fujikuroi [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Fusarium fujikuroi, a model organism for secondary metabolism in fungi, produces carotenoids, terpenoid pigments with antioxidant activity. Previous results indicate that carotenoid synthesis in F.
Macarena Ruger-Herreros +4 more
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Increasing carotenoid production in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous/Phaffia rhodozyma: SREBP pathway activation and promoter engineering [PDF]
Biological ResearchThe yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous synthesizes astaxanthin, a high-value carotenoid with biotechnological relevance in the nutraceutical and aquaculture industries.
Alejandro Durán +6 more
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Phytoene Synthase: The Key Rate-Limiting Enzyme of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Plants [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Phytoene synthase (PSY) catalyzes the first committed step in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway and is a major rate-limiting enzyme of carotenogenesis.
Xuesong Zhou +12 more
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Brazilian Biomes as Promising Resources of Rhodotorula Yeasts for the Biotechnological Production of Carotenoids. [PDF]
Chem BiodiversABSTRACT Yeasts belonging to the genus Rhodotorula are capable of synthesizing carotenoids, such as β‐carotene, γ‐carotene, torulene, torularodine, and astaxanthin. These carotenoids have been shown to offer health benefits to humans, such as immune system strengthening and a reduced risk of chronic degenerative diseases.
Lucas DCR, Chisté RC.
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit maturation is associated with a developmental transition from chloroplasts (in mature green fruit) to chromoplasts (in red fruit).
Wayne Zita +4 more
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The Involvement of Mig1 from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous in Catabolic Repression: An Active Mechanism Contributing to the Regulation of Carotenoid Production. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The red yeast X. dendrorhous is one of the few natural sources of astaxanthin, a carotenoid used in aquaculture for salmonid fish pigmentation and in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries for its antioxidant properties.
Jennifer Alcaíno +9 more
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Carotenogénesis y pigmentos en Cucurbita spp.
Revista U.D.C.A Actualidad & Divulgación Científica, 2023 Los carotenoides son pigmentos orgánicos que el organismo no puede sintetizar y deben ser suministrados en la dieta humana. Este artículo de revisión tiene por objetivo abordar la ruta carotenogénica y los pigmentos predominantes en la pulpa de ...
Robert Augusto Rodríguez-Restrepo +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Nannochloropsis has been considered as a promising feedstock for the industrial production of violaxanthin. However, a rational breeding strategy for the enhancement of violaxanthin content in this microalga is still vacant, thereby limiting its ...
Yan Sun +9 more
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