All Kinds of Sunny Colors Synthesized from Methane: Genome-Encoded Carotenoid Production by Methylomonas Species.

ABSTRACT: Carotenoids are secondary metabolites that exhibit antioxidant properties and are characterized by a striking range of colorations from red to yellow. These natural pigments are synthesized by a wide range of eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. Among the latter, carotenoid-producing methanotrophic bacteria, which display fast growth on methane or natural gas, are of particular interest as potential producers of a feed protein enriched with carotenoids. Until recently, Methylomonas strain 16a and Methylomonas sp. ZR1 remained the only representatives of the genus for which detailed carotenoid profile was determined. In this study, we analyzed the genome sequences of five strains of Methylomonas species whose pigmentation varied from white and yellow to orange and red,

SUBMITTER: Oshkin IY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745290 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature