Pigment production by New Zealand microbes: screening and industrial application

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Roberts, Kelly, Lewis, Gillian, Greenwood, Dave, Villas-Bôas, Silas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Biotechnology 2009
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12710/1/2009_New_Biotechnology_Kamarul_et_al.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12710/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871678409004117

Industrial production of natural food colorants by microbial fermentation has several advantages such as cheaper production, possibly easier extraction, higher yields through strain improvement, no lack of raw materials and no seasonal variations. Development of microbial food grade pigments are lik...