Carotenoid Production by Bacteria, Microalgae, and Fungi

Carotenoids in Nutrition: Therapy, Spectroscopy and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 217-240

  Schweiggert, Ralf Martin ^a   Carle, Reinhold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algae; Astaxanthin; Bacteria; Carotene; Carotenoids; Fungi; Lycopene; Yeasts; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; FUNGI; PIGMENTS; YEAST;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; LYCOPENES; ZEAXANTHIN;

BACTERIA;

EID: 84976908761     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118622223.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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