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Colorful World of Microbes: Carotenoids and Their Applications
2014-04-13
Abstract excerpt
Microbial cells accumulate pigments under certain culture conditions, which have very important industrial applications. Microorganisms can serve as sources of carotenoids, the most widespread group of naturally occurring pigments. More than 750 structurally different yellow, orange, and red colored molecules are found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes with an estimated market of $ 919 million by 2015. Carotenoid...
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- Literature Corpus work
- f0459afc-56df-5f57-818d-207375013714
- DOI
- 10.1155/2014/837891