{"product_id":"microbial-carotenoids-from-fungi-methods-and-protocols-9781617799174","title":"Microbial Carotenoids from Fungi: Methods and Protocols","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): José-Luis Barredo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Humana\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Microbiology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarotenoids are a family of yellow to orange-red terpenoid pigments synthesized by photosynthetic organisms and many bacteria and fungi. They have beneficial\u003csup\u003e \u003c\/sup\u003ehealth effects protecting against oxidative damage, and may be responsible for the colours associated with plants and animals. In \u003ci\u003eMicrobial Carotenoids From Fungi: Methods and Protocols, \u003c\/i\u003eexpert 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 \u003ci\u003eBlakeslea trispora\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMucor circinelloides\u003c\/i\u003e, lycopene production with the yeast \u003ci\u003eYarrowia lipolytica\u003c\/i\u003e, peroxisome targeting of lycopene pathway enzymes in \u003ci\u003ePichia pastoris\u003c\/i\u003e, and the manipulation of the heterobasidiomycetous yeast \u003ci\u003eXanthophyllomyces dendrorhous\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003ci\u003e Saccharomyces cerevisiae\u003c\/i\u003e, production of neurosporaxanthin by \u003ci\u003eNeurospora\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFusarium\u003c\/i\u003e, and production of torularhodin, torulene and b-carotene by \u003ci\u003eRhodotorula\u003c\/i\u003e yeasts. Written in the highly successful \u003ci\u003eMethods in Molecular Biology(TM)\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthoritative and practical, \u003ci\u003e Microbial Carotenoids From Fungi: Methods and Protocols, \u003c\/i\u003eprovides practical experimental laboratory procedures for a wide range of carotenoids producing microorganisms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45274304643223,"sku":"9781617799174","price":7345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781617799174.webp?v=1769279528","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/microbial-carotenoids-from-fungi-methods-and-protocols-9781617799174","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}