Combinatorial biosynthesis of novel multi-hydroxy carotenoids in the red yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Journal of Fungi

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Pollmann, Hendrik ^a   Breitenbach, Jürgen ^a   Wolff, Hendrik ^a   Bode, Helge B ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

4,4 dihydroxy nostoxanthin; 4,4 diketo nostoxanthin; Carotenoid biosynthesis; Genetic engineering; HPLC separation; MS MS spectra; Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous

Indexed keywords

EID: 85056773221     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2309608X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jof3010009     Document Type: Article

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