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Autolysis of the red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma: A potential tool to facilitate extraction of astaxanthin

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Distilled water and 0.02 molar citrate buffer pH 7.0, are suitable autolysing systems for the red yeast P. rhodozyma. Autolysis renders astaxanthin extractable from the yeast. Of six strains of the yeast tested, 67–484 was most susceptible to autolysis.

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  1. Microbiology Department, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

    R. N. Okagbue & M. J. Lewis

  2. Food Science and Technology Department, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

    R. N. Okagbue & M. J. Lewis

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Okagbue, R.N., Lewis, M.J. Autolysis of the red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma: A potential tool to facilitate extraction of astaxanthin. Biotechnol Lett 6, 247–250 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140045

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