MEVALONIC ACID INCREASES TRANS-ASTAXANTHIN AND CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PHAFFIA-RHODOZYMA

Authors
CALO P DEMIGUEL T VELAZQUEZ JB VILLA TG
Citation
P. Calo et al., MEVALONIC ACID INCREASES TRANS-ASTAXANTHIN AND CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS IN PHAFFIA-RHODOZYMA, Biotechnology letters, 17(6), 1995, pp. 575-578
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
17
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
575 - 578
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1995)17:6<575:MAITAC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Mevalonic acid has been tested as enhancer of pigment biosynthesis in wild-type Phaffia rhodozyma. The addition of 0.1% mevalonic acid to th e culture media stimulated both trans-astaxanthin and total carotenoid s biosynthesis, with average increases by ca 400%.