Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.21, No.3, 689-692, 2004
Effect of Phenol on β-Carotene Content in Total Carotenoids Production in Cultivation of Rhodotorula glutinis
The composition of carotenoids produced by R. glutinis was observed to be dependent upon the addition of phenol into medium. A stimulatory effect of phenol on β-carotene of Rhodotorula glutins K-501 grown on glucose was investigated. Carotenoids produced by Rhodotorula glutinis K-501 were identified to torularhodin, torulene and β-carotene, whose composition was 79.5%, 6.4% and 14.1%, respectively. The β-carotene content increased up to 35% when phenol was added to culture media at 500 ppm. The ratio of torularhodin decreased with increasing phenol concentration, while torulene content was almost constant.
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