Identification and analysis of metabolite production with biotechnological potential in Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous isolates

Artículo de publicación ISI Abstract Antarctic microorganisms have developed different strategies to live in their environments, including modifications to their membrane components to regulate fluidity and the production of photoprotective metabolites such as carotenoids. Three yeast colonies (ANCH...

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Main Authors: Contreras, Gabriela, Barahona‑Crisóstomo, Salvador, Sepúlveda, Dionisia, Baeza Cancino, Marcelo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer 2015
Subjects:
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
Phaffia rhodozyma
Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous
Astaxanthin
Carotenoids
Antarctic
Isi
King George Island
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274
https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/133194
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Summary:Artículo de publicación ISI Abstract Antarctic microorganisms have developed different strategies to live in their environments, including modifications to their membrane components to regulate fluidity and the production of photoprotective metabolites such as carotenoids. Three yeast colonies (ANCH01, ANCH06 and ANCH08) were isolated from soil samples collected at King George Island, which according to their rDNA sequence analyses, were determined to be Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. This yeast is of biotechnological interest, because it can synthesize astaxanthin as its main carotenoid, which is a powerful antioxidant pigment used in aquaculture. Then, the aim of this work was to characterize the ANCH isolates at their molecular and phenotypic level. The isolates did not display any differences in their rDNA and COX1 gene nucleotide sequences. However, ANCH01 produces approximately sixfold more astaxanthin than other wild type strains. Moreover, even though ANCH06 and ANCH08 produce astaxanthin, their main carotenoid was b-carotene. In contrast to other X. dendrorhous strains, the ANCH isolates did not produce mycosporines. Finally, the ANCH isolates had a higher proportion of polyunsaturated fatty acids than other wild type strains. In conclusion, the reported X. dendrorhous isolates are phenotypically different from other wild type strains, including characteristics that could make them more resistant and better able to inhabit their original habitat, which may also have biotechnological potential. CONICYT

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