The global market demand for natural astaxanthin is rapidly increasing owing to its safety,
the potential health benefits, and the diverse applications in food and pharmaceutical …

There is an increasing demand for astaxanthin in food, feed, cosmetics and pharmaceutical
applications because of its superior anti-oxidative and coloring properties. However …

Astaxanthin is a carotenoid with a number of assets useful for the food, cosmetic and
pharmaceutical industries. Nowadays, it is mainly produced by chemical synthesis …

Carotenoid pigments have been reported the bioactive substances having an antioxidant
effect and anti-cancer effect. Recently, the industrial application of natural violaxanthin with …

Polymalic acid (PMA), a homopolymer of L-malic acid (MA) generated from a yeast-like
fungus Aureobasidium pullulans, has unique properties and many applications in food …

Background A major obstacle to industrial-scale astaxanthin production by the yeast Phaffia
rhodozyma is the strong inhibitory effect of high glucose concentration on astaxanthin …

Developing a use for the inedible parts of citrus, mainly peel, would have great
environmental and economic benefits worldwide. Astaxanthin is a value-added fine …

The production of pigments by edible filamentous fungi is gaining attention as a result of the
increased interest in natural sources with added functionality in the food, feed, cosmetic …

The Phaffia rhodozyma UCD 67-385 genome harbors a 7873 bp cluster containing DDGS,
OMT, and ATPG, encoding 2-desmethy-4-deoxygadusol synthase, O-methyl transferase …

Phaffia rhodozyma is a basidiomycetous yeast that synthesizes astaxanthin (ASX), which is
a powerful and highly valuable antioxidant carotenoid pigment. P. rhodozyma cells accrue …