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Identification of the Stimulatory Factors in Citrus Molasses for Carotenogenesis in Blakeslea trispora

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CITRUS molasses and other citrus by-products stimulate carotenogenesis by mated cultures of Blakeslea trispora1. However, the substances in citrus by-products that stimulate carotene production in the fermentation process remain unknown. We attempted to determine the nature of the enhancing agent present in one of these by-products, citrus molasses.

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  1. Northern Regional Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois

    ZDISLAW PAZOLA, ALEX CIEGLER & HARLOW H. HALL

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PAZOLA, Z., CIEGLER, A. & HALL, H. Identification of the Stimulatory Factors in Citrus Molasses for Carotenogenesis in Blakeslea trispora. Nature 210, 1367–1368 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101367b0

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