Lifestyle, oxidative stress, and antioxidants: back and forth in the pathophysiology of chronic diseases

M Sharifi-Rad, NV Anil Kumar, P Zucca… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Oxidative stress plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of chronic diseases such as
cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. Long term …

Purple phototrophic bacteria for resource recovery: challenges and opportunities

G Capson-Tojo, DJ Batstone, M Grassino… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable development is driving a rapid focus shift in the wastewater and organic waste
treatment sectors, from a “removal and disposal” approach towards the recovery and reuse …

Enhanced CO 2 capture for photosynthetic lycopene production in engineered Rhodopseudomonas palustris, a purple nonsulfur bacterium

M Li, Q **a, S Lv, J Tong, Z Wang, Q Nie, J Yang - Green chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lycopene has been widely applied in the fields of food additives, drugs and cosmetics due
to its anti-oxidative, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory activities. The traditional plant …

Advances in the synthesis of three typical tetraterpenoids including β-carotene, lycopene and astaxanthin

Y **g, Y Wang, D Zhou, J Wang, J Li, J Sun… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are natural pigments that widely exist in nature. Due to their excellent
antioxidant, anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties, carotenoids are commonly used in …

Moringa plants: Bioactive compounds and promising applications in food products

S Saucedo-Pompa, JA Torres-Castillo… - Food Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Moringa plants have an extensive range of bioactive compounds that can be obtained from
different vegetative structures, such as leaves, seeds, stems and pod husks. These bioactive …

Enhancing isoprenoid synthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica by expressing the isopentenol utilization pathway and modulating intracellular hydrophobicity

Z Luo, N Liu, Z Lazar, A Chatzivasileiou, V Ward… - Metabolic …, 2020 - Elsevier
The abundant supply of biosynthetic precursors and product compatibility with the
intracellular environment play important roles for microbial isoprenoid production. In this …

Bio-synthesis of food additives and colorants-a growing trend in future food

L Sun, F **n, HS Alper - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Food additives and colorants are extensively used in the food industry to improve food
quality and safety during processing, storage and packing. Sourcing of these molecules is …

Microbial platforms to produce commercially vital carotenoids at industrial scale: an updated review of critical issues

RK Saini, YS Keum - Journal of industrial microbiology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Carotenoids are a diverse group of isoprenoid pigments that play crucial roles in plants,
animals, and microorganisms, including body pigmentation, bio-communication, precursors …

Current developments on the application of microbial carotenoids as an alternative to synthetic pigments

CU Mussagy, S Khan, AM Kot - Critical Reviews in Food Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Microbial carotenoids have attracted rising interest from several industries as a sustainable
alternative to substitute the synthetic ones. Traditionally, carotenoids available in the market …

Fungal pigments and their roles associated with human health

L Lin, J Xu - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fungi can produce myriad secondary metabolites, including pigments. Some of these
pigments play a positive role in human welfare while others are detrimental. This paper …