Production of the UVB-absorbing compound mycosporine-glutaminol-glucoside by Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Phaffia rhodozyma)

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Libkind, Diego ^a   Moline, Martín ^a   Van Broock, María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Mycosporines; Photoprotection; Taxonomy; UV radiation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

MYCOSPORINE; MYCOSPORINE GLUTAMINOL GLUCOSIDE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; HABITAT; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; RADIATION DOSE; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SURVIVAL; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLOHEXANOLS; GLUCOSIDES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CYSTOFILOBASIDIALES; PHAFFIA RHODOZYMA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 78651415476     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: 15671364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2010.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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