Astaxanthin overproduction in yeast by strain engineering and new gene target uncovering
Abstract Background Astaxanthin is a natural carotenoid pigment with tremendous antioxidant activity and great commercial value. Microbial production of astaxanthin via metabolic engineering has become a promising alternative. Although great efforts have been conducted by tuning the heterologous mod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | Biotechnology for Biofuels |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-018-1227-4 |