Carotenoids from heterotrophic bacteria isolated from Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Biotechnology Reports
• Main Authors: Vila, Eugenis, Hornero-Méndez, Dámaso, Azziz, Gastón, Lareo, Claudia, Saravia, Verónica
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Bioprospection; HPLC-PDA-APCI-MS; Carotenoids; Antarctica; Bacteria; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; King George Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/182282; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00306; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003339

Carotenoids are isoprenoid pigments used by pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and feed industry as antioxidants and colorants. Although traditional sources of carotenoids are fruits, vegetables and chemical synthesis, prospecting for alternative sinks of common and/or unusual carotenoids is important f...