Carotenoids of yeasts isolated from the Brazilian ecosystem

Food Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Maldonade, Iriani R ^a   Rodriguez Amaya, Delia B ^a   Scamparini, Adilma R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Fermentation; HPLC; Torulene; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MALT; NONHUMAN; RHODOTORULA; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; RHODOTORULA GRAMINIS; RHODOTORULA MINUTA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; YEAST;

RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; RHODOTORULA GRAMINIS; RHODOTORULA MINUTA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SPOROBOLOMYCES ROSEUS;

EID: 35448995567     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.07.075     Document Type: Article

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