Constitutive and UV-inducible synthesis of photoprotective compounds (carotenoids and mycosporines) by freshwater yeasts

• Published in: Photochemical & photobiological sciences Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 281 - 286
• Main Authors: Libkind, Diego, Pérez, Patricia, Sommaruga, Ruben, Diéguez, Maria del Carmen, Ferraro, Marcela, Brizzio, Silvia, Zagarese, Horacio, van Broock, María
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.03.2004
• Subjects: Carotenoids - biosynthesis; Fresh Water - microbiology; Radiation-Protective Agents - metabolism; Rhodotorula - metabolism; Rhodotorula - radiation effects; Ultraviolet Rays; Yeasts - growth & development; Yeasts - metabolism; Yeasts - radiation effects

Twelve yeasts isolated from lakes of Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, belonging to eight genera (Sporobolomyces, Sporidiobolus, Rhodotorula, Rhodosporidium, Cystofilobasidium, Cryptococcus, Torulaspora, and Candida) were analysed for their ability to produce photoprotective compounds. For this pur...