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Table 1 Composition of major carotenoids in three strains

From: Overexpression of a bifunctional enzyme, CrtS, enhances astaxanthin synthesis through two pathways in Phaffia rhodozyma

Strain

Astaxanthin

HDCO

Keto1

Keto2

β-carotene

Other carotenoids

CSR19

73.3 ± 1.0

7.5 ± 0.6

0.6 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.1

17.6 ± 1.8

CS19

67.2 ± 0.8

11.8 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.0

17.0 ± 0.1

MK19

66.3 ± 0.3

7.6 ± 0.3

5.3 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.0

6.8 ± 0.3

12.0 ± 0.3

  1. Values shown are proportions of the given compound as a percentage of total pigments in the given strain (mean from 3 individual cultures).