Production of β-carotene by a Rhodotorula glutinis mutant in sea water medium

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-55

  Bhosale, Prakash ^a   Gadre, R V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Rhodotorula glutinis; Seawater; Torulene; carotene

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PH EFFECTS; SEAWATER;

BETA CAROTENE; TORULENE;

BIOMASS;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOTORULA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS;

EID: 0343090869     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(00)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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