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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Tatsuo Hoshino, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Ojima, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yutaka Setoguchi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Tatsuo Hoshino, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Ojima, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yutaka Setoguchi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
DSM IP Assets B.V., TE Heerlen, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a gene useful in a process to increase the microbial production of carotenoids. The carotenoids astaxanthin is distributed in a wide variety of organisms such as animals, algae and microorganisms. It has a strong antioxidation property against reactive oxygen species. Astaxanthin is used as a coloring reagent, especially in the industry of farmed fish, such as salmon, because astaxanthin imparts distinctive orange-red coloration to the animals and contributes to consumer appeal in the marketplace.