Astaxanthin overproduction in yeast by strain engineering and new gene target uncovering

Abstract Background Astaxanthin is a natural carotenoid pigment with tremendous antioxidant activity and great commercial value. Microbial production of astaxanthin via metabolic engineering has become a promising alternative. Although great efforts have been conducted by tuning the heterologous mod...

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Main Authors: Jin Jin, Ying Wang, Mingdong Yao, Xiaoli Gu, Bo Li, Hong Liu, Mingzhu Ding, Wenhai Xiao, Yingjin Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1227-4