Rhodotorula glutinis—potential source of lipids, carotenoids, and enzymes for use in industries

AM Kot, S Błażejak, A Kurcz, I Gientka… - Applied microbiology and …, 2016 - Springer
Rhodotorula glutinis is capable of synthesizing numerous valuable compounds with a wide
industrial usage. Biomass of this yeast constitutes sources of microbiological oils, and the …

β-Carotene—properties and production methods

L Bogacz-Radomska, J Harasym - Food Quality and Safety, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract β-Carotene belongs to a group of more than 600 compounds, jointly called as
carotenoids. It has numerous biological functions in the human body and because human is …

Removal of lycopene substrate inhibition enables high carotenoid productivity in Yarrowia lipolytica

Y Ma, N Liu, P Greisen, J Li, K Qiao, S Huang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Substrate inhibition of enzymes can be a major obstacle to the production of valuable
chemicals in engineered microorganisms. Here, we show substrate inhibition of lycopene …

A synthetic biology approach to transform Yarrowia lipolytica into a competitive biotechnological producer of β‐carotene

M Larroude, E Celinska, A Back… - Biotechnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing market demands of β‐carotene as colorant, antioxidant and vitamin
precursor, requires novel biotechnological production platforms. Yarrowia lipolytica, is an …

Optimizing oleaginous yeast cell factories for flavonoids and hydroxylated flavonoids biosynthesis

Y Lv, M Marsafari, M Koffas, J Zhou, P Xu - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Plants possess myriads of secondary metabolites with a broad spectrum of health-promoting
benefits. To date, plant extraction is still the primary route to produce high-value natural …

Torulene and torularhodin:“new” fungal carotenoids for industry?

AM Kot, S Błażejak, I Gientka, M Kieliszek, J Bryś - Microbial Cell Factories, 2018 - Springer
Torulene and torularhodin represent the group of carotenoids and are synthesized by yeasts
and fungi. The most important producers of these two compounds include yeasts of …

Oleaginous yeasts as cell factories for the sustainable production of microbial lipids by the valorization of agri-food wastes

A Caporusso, A Capece, I De Bari - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
The agri-food industry annually produces huge amounts of crops residues and wastes, the
suitable management of these products is important to increase the sustainability of agro …

Microalgae, seaweeds and aquatic bacteria, archaea, and yeasts: sources of carotenoids with potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory health-promoting actions in …

P Mapelli-Brahm, P Gómez-Villegas, ML Gonda… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carotenoids are a large group of health-promoting compounds used in many industrial
sectors, such as foods, feeds, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and colorants …

Yeast carotenoids: Cost-effective fermentation strategies for health care applications

D Paul, PK Kumari, N Siddiqui - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Carotenoid production from oleaginous red yeast has been considered as a safe alternative
to chemically synthesized carotenoids commonly used in the food industry, since plant …

Recent development in the production strategies of microbial carotenoids

LC Foong, CWL Loh, HS Ng, JCW Lan - World Journal of Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Carotenoids are a diverse group of lipid-soluble pigments that exhibit potent biological
activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and provitamin A activities. The potent …