Torularhodin and torulene are the major contributors to the carotenoid pool of marine Rhodosporidium babjevae (Golubev)

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-273

  Sperstad, Sigmund ^a   Lutnæs, Bjart Frode ^b   Stormo, Svein Kristian ^a   Liaaen Jensen, Synnøve ^b   Landfald, Bjarne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

carotene; Carotenoids; Marine yeast; Rhodosporidium; Torularhodin; Torulene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; GAMMA CAROTENE; PEPTONE; SMALL SUBUNIT RIBOSOMAL RNA; TORULARHODIN; TORULENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRY WEIGHT; GENE SEQUENCE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PHYLOGENY; RHODOSPORIDIUM BABJEVAE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; YEAST;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOTORULA;

CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODA; RHODOSPORIDIUM; RHODOSPORIDIUM BABJEVAE;

EID: 33644745386     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-005-0065-0     Document Type: Article

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