Factors enhancing lycopene production by a new Mycobacterium aurum mutant

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-108

  Kerr, S ^a   Cale C ^c   Cabrai, J M S ^b   Van Keulen, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Lycopene; Medium optimisation; Mycobacterium aurum; Stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CAROTENOID; GLUCOSE; LYCOPENE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; PH;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CAROTENOIDS; CULTURE MEDIA; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MUTATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NITROGEN;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM;

EID: 1042303076     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000012886.32311.4e     Document Type: Article

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