Study on the effect of benomyl on the ability to enhance astaxanthin production of Rhodosporidium toruloides and evaluate the free radical scavenging activity ABTS of astaxanthin

Abstract

Astaxanthin is a xanthophyll carotenoid and it has economic value when it has been used as a colorant in food as well as when applied in medicine. This work aimed to attain Rhodosporidium toruloides mutants for enhanced astaxanthin accumulation using a benomyl agent. Benomyl treatment was shown to be efficient at different investigated concentrations for enhanced astaxanthin production of yeast..