Studies of astaxanthin biosynthesis in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Phaffia rhodozyma). Effect of inhibitors and low temperature

Yeast

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1007-1016

  Ducrey Sanpietro, Luis M ^a   Kula, M R ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astaxanthine biosynthesis; Diphenylamine; Nicotine; Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; DIPHENYLAMINE; LYCOPENE; NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYCLIZATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; YEAST;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DIPHENYLAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NICOTINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 0031820093     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0061(199808)14:11<1007::AID-YEA307>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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