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- Title
Recent development in the production strategies of microbial carotenoids.
- Authors
Foong, Lian Chee; Loh, Carmen Wai Leng; Ng, Hui Suan; Lan, John Chi-Wei
- Abstract
Carotenoids are a diverse group of lipid-soluble pigments that exhibit potent biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and provitamin A activities. The potent health benefits of carotenoids result in the surge in the market demands for carotenoids, especially natural carotenoids from sustainable sources. Microbial carotenoids have attracted considerable interests for many industrial applications because of the low costs and ease of scaling-up with shorter production time. There is a growing interest in the search of new and sustainable microbial sources and cost-efficient production strategies following the high economical values and vast commercial applications of carotenoids. This article presents a review on the industrial production strategies of microbial carotenoids from microalgae, fungi, and bacteria sources. The industrial significance of the mass production of microbial carotenoids is also discussed. The structure, classification, and biosynthesis pathway of the carotenoids are also presented in this review.
- Subjects
CAROTENOIDS; MASS production; BIOSYNTHESIS
- Publication
World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 2021, Vol 37, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0959-3993
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11274-020-02967-3