Challenges and tackles in metabolic engineering for microbial production of carotenoids
Abstract Naturally occurring carotenoids have been isolated and used as colorants, antioxidants, nutrients, etc. in many fields. There is an ever-growing demand for carotenoids production. To comfort this, microbial production of carotenoids is an attractive alternative to current extraction from na...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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Series: | Microbial Cell Factories |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-019-1105-1 |