Expression of carotenogenic genes and astaxanthin production in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous as a function of oxygen tension

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 66 C, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 283-286

  Wu, Wei ^a,b   Lu, Mingbo ^a   Yu, Longjiang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUBEI POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenogenic Genes; Dissolved Oxygen; Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Indexed keywords

XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 79959589491     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2011-5-612     Document Type: Article

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