Yeast Carotenoids: Cost-Effective Fermentation Strategies for Health Care Applications

Carotenoid production from oleaginous red yeast has been considered as a safe alternative to chemically synthesized carotenoids commonly used in the food industry, since plant-based carotenoids are expensive and an irregular source for obtaining pigments. This is a summative review on the factors af...

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Published in:Fermentation (Basel) 2023-02, Vol.9 (2), p.147
Main Authors: Paul, Debarati, Kumari, Panda Kusuma, Siddiqui, Nahid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Antiviral agents
Bacteria
Biomass
Carbon
Carotenoids
Environmental impact
Enzymes
Fermentation
Food
Food industry
Food plants
Fruits
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Glucose
healthcare
Hydrocarbons
Industrial wastes
low-cost substrate
Metabolic engineering
Metabolism
Metabolites
Microorganisms
Pigments
Production costs
Raw materials
Vegetables
Yeast
yeast carotenoids
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Summary:Carotenoid production from oleaginous red yeast has been considered as a safe alternative to chemically synthesized carotenoids commonly used in the food industry, since plant-based carotenoids are expensive and an irregular source for obtaining pigments. This is a summative review on the factors affecting carotenoid production, cost-effective production strategies using various inexpensive feedstock, metabolic engineering, and strain improvisation. The review specially highlights the various potential applications of carotenoids as anti-microbial, anti-viral, antioxidant, anti-cancerous, anti-malarial agents, etc. The importance of such natural and easily available resources for prevention, evasion, or cure of emerging diseases and their plausible nutraceutical effect demands exhaustive research in this area.
ISSN:2311-5637
2311-5637
DOI:10.3390/fermentation9020147