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Response surface methodological studies of growth parameters for carotenoid production by Rhodotorula gracilis (ATCC 90950) have been carried out for three parameters employed, namely glucose concentration (%), incubation period (days) and volume of inoculum (ml/100 ml). The results indicated maximum carotenogenesis (0.054%) at a 10% glucose level with a 2 ml/100 ml volume of inoculum for an incubation period of 9 days, which was also verified by experimental data.
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Received: 25 May 1998
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Govindaswamy, V., Vasudevan, V. & Divakar, S. Optimisation of growth parameters for the production of carotenoids by Rhodotorula gracilis. Z Lebensm Unters Forsch 208, 121–124 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050387
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002170050387