Influence of culture conditions of Gordonia jacobaea MV-26 on canthaxanthin production.
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. beta-carotene, astaxanthin, and canthaxanthin) have been the focus of much attention. The bacterium Gordonia jacobaea readily synthesizes and accumulates large amounts of canthaxanthin (beta-beta'-carotene-4,4'-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.
Veiga-Crespo
Patricia
P
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Blasco
Lucia
L
Rosa-Dos-Santos
Fernando
F
Poza
Margarita
M
Villa
Tomas G
TG
D016644:Canthaxanthin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005285:Fermentation; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology
D003470:Culture Media; D016644:Canthaxanthin