Biological roles of fungal carotenoids

J Avalos, M Carmen Limón - Current genetics, 2015 - Springer
Carotenoids are terpenoid pigments widespread in nature, produced by bacteria, fungi,
algae and plants. They are also found in animals, which usually obtain them through the …

Light regulation of metabolic pathways in fungi

D Tisch, M Schmoll - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2010 - Springer
Light represents a major carrier of information in nature. The molecular machineries
translating its electromagnetic energy (photons) into the chemical language of cells transmit …

Fungal photobiology: visible light as a signal for stress, space and time

KK Fuller, JJ Loros, JC Dunlap - Current genetics, 2015 - Springer
Visible light is an important source of energy and information for much of life on this planet.
Though fungi are neither photosynthetic nor capable of observing adjacent objects, it is …

Xylose Metabolism and the Effect of Oxidative Stress on Lipid and Carotenoid Production in Rhodotorula toruloides: Insights for Future Biorefinery

MJ Pinheiro, N Bonturi, I Belouah… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The use of cell factories to convert sugars from lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals in
which oleochemicals and food additives, such as carotenoids, is essential for the shift …

A novel carotenoids-producing marine bacterium from noble scallop Chlamys nobilis and antioxidant activities of its carotenoid compositions

H Liu, C Zhang, X Zhang, K Tan, H Zhang, D Cheng… - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Marine bacteria produce many bioactive compounds, including carotenoids. However, the
quality of bacterium carotenoids is relatively unknown. Therefore, in this study, a novel …

[HTML][HTML] Protective mechanisms and responses of micro-fungi towards ultraviolet-induced cellular damage

HJ Wong, N Mohamad-Fauzi, M Rizman-Idid… - Polar Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Fungi are microbes that play vital roles in nutrient cycling in the natural environment and in
symbiotic interactions with plants and other microbes. They thrive successfully even when …

A RING‐finger protein regulates carotenogenesis via proteolysis‐independent ubiquitylation of a White Collar‐1‐like activator

F Silva, E Navarro, A Peñaranda… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Protein ubiquitylation plays a major role in the regulation of cellular processes mainly
through proteasome‐dependent degradation, although it has become increasingly clear that …

Carotenoids present in halotolerant Bacillus spore formers

LH Duc, PD Fraser, NKM Tam… - FEMS microbiology …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
abstract Six isolates of pigmented spore-forming bacteria were recovered from human
faeces from subjects in Vietnam. 16S rRNA analysis demonstrated close association with …

Gene expression in the regulation of carotene biosynthesis in Phycomyces

ERA Almeida, E Cerdá-Olmedo - Current genetics, 2008 - Springer
Carotene synthesis in the Mucoral fungus, Phycomyces blakesleeanus, is regulated by a
complex genetic mechanism and activated by four groups of environmental factors with …

Enhancement of Lycopene Synthesis via Low-Frequency Alternating Magnetic Field in Brassica trispora

H Wang, J Hou, D Wang, M Yang, J Liu - Fermentation, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, magnetic fields have emerged as a non-thermophysical treatment with a
significant impact on microbial fermentation processes. Brassica trispora is a microorganism …