Microbial Carotenoids from Fungi: Methods and Protocols - Couverture rigide

 
9781617799174: Microbial Carotenoids from Fungi: Methods and Protocols
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ISBN 10 : 1617799173 ISBN 13 : 9781617799174
Editeur : Humana Press Inc., 2012

Synopsis

Carotenoids are a family of yellow to orange-red terpenoid pigments synthesized by photosynthetic organisms and many bacteria and fungi. They have beneficial health effects protecting against oxidative damage, and may be responsible for the colours associated with plants and animals. In Microbial Carotenoids From Fungi: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the most up-to-date methods which are now commonly used to study carotenoids. These include methods for the manipulation and metabolic engineering of the Beta-carotene producing fungi Blakeslea trispora and Mucor circinelloides, lycopene production with the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, peroxisome targeting of lycopene pathway enzymes in Pichia pastoris, and the manipulation of the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous, which produces astaxanthin, a red xanthophyll with large importance in the aquaculture, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Additionally, the book includes a DNA assembler method for construction of zeaxanthin-producing strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, production of neurosporaxanthin by Neurospora and Fusarium, and production of torularhodin, torulene and b-carotene by Rhodotorula yeasts. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology(TM) series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Authoritative and practical, Microbial Carotenoids From Fungi: Methods and Protocols, provides practical experimental laboratory procedures for a wide range of carotenoids producing microorganisms.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This Methods in Molecular Biology volume offers detailed instructions for the latest methods which are commonly used to study microbial carotenoids, offering materials and reagents lists, reproducible laboratory protocols, troubleshooting tips and pitfalls.

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Éditeur
Humana Press Inc.
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1617799173
ISBN 13 
9781617799174
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
290
Éditeur
Barredo José-Luis
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781493960613: Microbial Carotenoids From Fungi: Methods and Protocols

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  149396061X ISBN 13 :  9781493960613
Editeur : Humana, 2016
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