Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous
Carotenoids are organic lipophilic yellow to orange and reddish pigments of terpenoid nature that are usually composed of eight isoprene units. This group of secondary metabolites includes carotenes and xanthophylls, which can be naturally obtained from photosynthetic organisms, some fungi, and bact...
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doaj-77ac0d7d59a743629bf8fc57370ad8902020-11-24T22:24:01ZengMDPI AGJournal of Fungi2309-608X2017-07-01334410.3390/jof3030044jof3030044Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhousJose L. Barredo0Carlos García-Estrada1Katarina Kosalkova2Carlos Barreiro3CRYSTAL PHARMA S.A.U. Parque Tecnológico de León, C/Nicostrato Vela s/n, 24009 León, SpainINBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León), Avda. Real, 1, 24006 León, SpainINBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León), Avda. Real, 1, 24006 León, SpainINBIOTEC (Instituto de Biotecnología de León), Avda. Real, 1, 24006 León, SpainCarotenoids are organic lipophilic yellow to orange and reddish pigments of terpenoid nature that are usually composed of eight isoprene units. This group of secondary metabolites includes carotenes and xanthophylls, which can be naturally obtained from photosynthetic organisms, some fungi, and bacteria. One of the microorganisms able to synthesise carotenoids is the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous, which represents the teleomorphic state of Phaffia rhodozyma, and is mainly used for the production of the xanthophyll astaxanthin. Upgraded knowledge on the biosynthetic pathway of the main carotenoids synthesised by X. dendrorhous, the biotechnology-based improvement of astaxanthin production, as well as the current omics approaches available in this yeast are reviewed in depth.https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/3/3/44Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhousPhaffia rhodozymaastaxanthincarotenoidscarotenesxanthophylls |
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Jose L. Barredo Carlos García-Estrada Katarina Kosalkova Carlos Barreiro Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Journal of Fungi Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Phaffia rhodozyma astaxanthin carotenoids carotenes xanthophylls |
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Jose L. Barredo Carlos García-Estrada Katarina Kosalkova Carlos Barreiro |
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Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous |
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Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous |
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Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous |
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Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous |
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Biosynthesis of Astaxanthin as a Main Carotenoid in the Heterobasidiomycetous Yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous |
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biosynthesis of astaxanthin as a main carotenoid in the heterobasidiomycetous yeast xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous |
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Carotenoids are organic lipophilic yellow to orange and reddish pigments of terpenoid nature that are usually composed of eight isoprene units. This group of secondary metabolites includes carotenes and xanthophylls, which can be naturally obtained from photosynthetic organisms, some fungi, and bacteria. One of the microorganisms able to synthesise carotenoids is the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous, which represents the teleomorphic state of Phaffia rhodozyma, and is mainly used for the production of the xanthophyll astaxanthin. Upgraded knowledge on the biosynthetic pathway of the main carotenoids synthesised by X. dendrorhous, the biotechnology-based improvement of astaxanthin production, as well as the current omics approaches available in this yeast are reviewed in depth. |
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Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous Phaffia rhodozyma astaxanthin carotenoids carotenes xanthophylls |
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