Alcaíno, Jennifer;Barahona, Salvador;Carmona, Marisela;Lozano, Carla;Marcoleta, Andrés;Niklitschek, Mauricio;Sepúlveda, Dionisia;Baeza, Marcelo;Cifuentes, Víctor
(2008-10-06)
Background: The yeast Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous synthesizes astaxanthin, a carotenoid with high commercial interest. The proposed biosynthetic route in this organism is isopentenylpyrophosphate (IPP) -> ger....