Influence of culture conditions of Gordonia jacobaea MV-26 on canthaxanthin production
- Patricia Veiga Crespo 1
- Lucía Blasco 2
- Fernando Rosa dos Santos 3
- Margarita Poza 1
- Tomás G. Villa
- 1 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- 2 School of Biotechnology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- 3 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
ISSN: 1618-1905
Año de publicación: 2005
Volumen: 8
Número: 1
Páginas: 55-58
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: International microbiology: official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology
Resumen
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. β-carotene, astaxanthin, and canthaxanthin) have been the focus of much attention. The bacterium Gordonia jacobaea readily synthesizes and accumulates large amounts of canthaxanthin (β-β´-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. [Int Microbiol 2005; 8(1):55-58]