Pigmented basidiomycetous yeasts are a promising source of carotenoids and ubiquinone Q10

Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Yurkov, A M ^a   Vustin, M M ^a   Tyaglov, B V ^a   Maksimova, I A ^b   Sineokiy, S P ^a  

^a STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND SELECTION OF INDUSTRIAL MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carotenoid pigments; Coenzyme Q 10; Ecological lability; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

CYSTOFILOBASIDIUM CAPITATUM; RHODOSPORIDIUM DIOBOVATUM; RHODOTORULA GLUTINIS; SPOROBOLOMYCES ROSEUS;

EID: 41149151305     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11021-008-1001-x     Document Type: Article

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