Identification of potentially safe promising fungal cell factories for the production of polyketide natural food colorants using chemotaxonomic rationale

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Colorants derived from natural sources look set to overtake synthetic colorants in market value as manufacturers continue to meet the rising demand for clean label ingredients – particularly in food applications. Many ascomycetous fu...

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Main Authors: Frisvad Jens C, Thrane Ulf, Meyer Anne S, Mapari Sameer AS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://www.microbialcellfactories.com/content/8/1/24