A Possible Trifunctional β-Carotene Synthase Gene Identified in the Draft Genome of Aurantiochytrium sp. Strain KH105

• Published in: Genes Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 200
• Main Authors: Iwasaka, Hiroaki, Koyanagi, Ryo, Satoh, Ryota, Nagano, Akiko, Watanabe, Kenshi, Hisata, Kanako, Satoh, Noriyuki, Aki, Tsunehiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 09.04.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Antioxidants; Astaxanthin; Carotenoids; Codons; Desaturase; Docosahexaenoic acid; Gene duplication; Gene expression; Gene regulation; Genetic engineering; Genomes; Lycopene; Mass spectroscopy; Oils & fats; Phytoene synthase; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Squalene; Sterols; β-Carotene; Aurantiochytrium sp. strain KH105; genome sequencing; CrtIBY; carotenoid biosynthesis; trifunctional enzyme gene

Labyrinthulomycetes have been regarded as a promising industrial source of xanthophylls, including astaxanthin and canthaxanthin, polyunsaturated fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid and docosapentaenoic acid, ω-3 oils, and terpenic hydrocarbons, such as sterols and squalene. A Thraustochytrid,...