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The total pigment and astaxanthin content ofPhaffia rhodozyma increased with increasing concentrations α-pinene up to 500 μl α-pinene/l. Above this concentration the total pigment and astaxanthin content as well as the biomass production decreased. The addition of 500 μl α-pinene/l increased the total pigment content from 1652 μg/g to 2201 μg/g and the astaxanthin content from 1554 μg/g to 1883 μg/g. A sharp decrease in maximum specific growth rate occurred above 150 μl α-pinene/l.
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Meyer, P.S., du Preez, J.C. & van Dyk, M.S. The effect of monoterpenes on astaxanthin production by a mutant ofPhaffia rhodozyma . Biotechnol Lett 16, 125–128 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021657
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021657