Publications by authors named "Xiuyang Tang"

Carotenoids, an important kind of natural pigments with great potential commercial value, have been widely used in nutrition and health care, cosmetics and aquaculture industries. Schizochytrium sp. is a potential cell factory for lipid nutrition chemicals production including docosahexaenoic acid and carotenoids.

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Astaxanthin is a kind of ketone carotenoid belonging to tetraterpenoids with an excellent antioxidant activity and it is widely used in nutrition and health-care industries. This study aimed to explore the effect of different abiotic stresses on carotenoid production in Schizochytrium sp. Firstly, the characteristics of carotenoid accumulation were studied in Schizochytrium sp.

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Article Synopsis
  • * The review covers the functions, applications, and biosynthetic pathways of ergothioneine, as well as methods to boost its production and effective extraction techniques.
  • * It concludes with proposals for increasing ergothioneine yield and discusses its future development prospects.
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