Improved production of lycopene and β-carotene by Blakeslea trispora with oxygen-vectors

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-293

  Xu, Fang ^a   Yuan, Qi Peng ^a   Zhu, Yan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotene; Blakeslea trispora; Lycopene; Oxygen vectors; Span 20

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; OXYGEN; PARAFFINS;

CAROTENES; LYCOPENES; OXYGEN VECTORS;

OLEFINS;

BLAKESLEA TRISPORA;

EID: 33846203998     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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