Mussel processing wastewater: a low-cost substrate for the production of astaxanthin by Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

• Published in: Microbial cell factories Vol. 14; no. 177; p. 177
• Main Authors: Amado, Isabel Rodríguez, Vázquez, José Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.11.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Amylases; Analysis; Animals; Basidiomycota - chemistry; Basidiomycota - growth & development; Basidiomycota - metabolism; Biomass; Bivalvia - metabolism; Chemical properties; Culture Media - chemistry; Fermentation; Glucose - metabolism; Physiological aspects; Statistics; Waste Water - chemistry; Waste Water - microbiology; Wastewater; Xanthophylls - biosynthesis; Xanthophylls - chemistry; United States

The use of astaxanthin in different industries such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, animal feed and cosmetic has been receiving increasing attention in recent years. Natural supplies of the pigment include crustacean by-products, algal, and microbial cultivation, being the yeast Xanthophyllom...