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SUBMITTER: Ma T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5064606 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ma Tian T Zhou Yuanjie Y Li Xiaowei X Zhu Fayin F Cheng Yongbo Y Liu Yi Y Deng Zixin Z Liu Tiangang T
Biotechnology journal 20151207 2
As a highly valued keto-carotenoid, astaxanthin is widely used in nutritional supplements and pharmaceuticals. Therefore, the demand for biosynthetic astaxanthin and improved efficiency of astaxanthin biosynthesis has driven the investigation of metabolic engineering of native astaxanthin producers and heterologous hosts. However, microbial resources for astaxanthin are limited. In this study, we found that the α-Proteobacterium Sphingomonas sp. ATCC 55669 could produce astaxanthin naturally. We ...[more]