%0 Journal Article
%T Influence of culture conditions of Gordonia jacobaea MV-26 on canthaxanthin production
%A Veiga-Crespo
%A Patricia
%A Blasco
%A Luc¨ªa
%A Rosa dos Santos
%A Fernando
%A Poza
%A Margarita
%A Villa
%A Tom¨¢s G.
%J International Microbiology
%D 2005
%I Viguera Editores, S.L.
%X commercial interest in the use of natural pigments isolated from microorganisms has increased in recent years; hence, molecules belonging to the polyisoprenoid group (i.e.b-carotene, astaxanthin, and canthaxanthin) have been the focus of much attention. the bacterium gordonia jacobaea readily synthesizes and accumulates large amounts of canthaxanthin (b-b¡ä-carotene-4,4¡ä-dione), which is widely used in the food and cosmetics industries. in the present work, the effects of different low-cost raw materials on fermentation and canthaxanthin accumulation by a hyperpigmented strain of g. jacobaea were studied. canthaxanthin production and peak levels of accumulation varied according to the different media used.
%K gordonia jacobaea
%K canthaxanthin
%K carotenoids
%K soy-meal
%K fermentation.
%U http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1139-67092005000100008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en