Astaxanthin production using Paracoccus carotinifaciens: a way forward?

Cassamo U Mussagy; Jorge F B Pereira; Laurent Dufossé

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.01.016

Astaxanthin production using Paracoccus carotinifaciens: a way forward?

Trends Biotechnol. 2023 Aug;41(8):996-999. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.01.016. Epub 2023 Feb 10.

Authors

Cassamo U Mussagy¹, Jorge F B Pereira², Laurent Dufossé³

Affiliations

¹ Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Quillota 2260000, Chile. Electronic address: cassamo.mussagy@pucv.cl.
² CIEPQPF, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II - Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-790, Coimbra, Portugal.
³ Chemistry and Biotechnology of Natural Products, CHEMBIOPRO, ESIROI Agroalimentaire, Université de La Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, CEDEX 9, F-97744, Saint-Denis, France.

PMID: 36775777
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2023.01.016

Abstract

Paracoccus carotinifaciens could be considered a key microbial factory for obtaining healthier natural products such as astaxanthin (AXT), thus contributing to a bioeconomy. Short cultivation time, high production titers, and thin cell wall are the main advantages that make this bacterium promising in the development of sustainable third-generation biorefineries.

Keywords: Paracoccus carotinifaciens; bacteria; biorefinery; natural astaxanthin.

MeSH terms

Paracoccus* / genetics
Xanthophylls*

Substances

astaxanthine
Xanthophylls

Supplementary concepts

Paracoccus carotinifaciens