{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["110(1)"],"submitter":["Delgado Cuadros AL"],"pubmed_abstract":["Microbial production of carotenoids provides a sustainable alternative to plant-derived sources. In this study, a yeast strain, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa LB-01, was isolated and its carotenoid biosynthetic potential was evaluated. Medium optimization (10 g/L glucose and 3 g/L yeast extract) improved relative carotenoid accumulation, reaching 10.13 Abs/g dry biomass. The influence of light quality was subsequently assessed, showing that blue LED illumination was associated with higher relative carotenoid accumulation (12.4 Abs/g) compared with red, orange, white, and green light conditions. Cultivation in a stirred-tank bioreactor (2.5 L working volume) under blue LED illumination resulted in further increases in carotenoid accumulation, reaching 16 Abs/g and 311 µg/g dry biomass, correspond"],"journal":["Applied microbiology and biotechnology"],"pagination":["75"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12932285"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Blue LED-assisted bioreactor cultivation enhances carotenoid accumulation in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa LB-01."],"pmcid":["PMC12932285"],"pubmed_authors":["Colina Andrade G","Teran Hilares R","Garcia Bustos K","Tejada Meza K","Delgado Cuadros AL","Ortiz Silos N"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Blue LED-assisted bioreactor cultivation enhances carotenoid accumulation in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa LB-01.","description":"Microbial production of carotenoids provides a sustainable alternative to plant-derived sources. In this study, a yeast strain, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa LB-01, was isolated and its carotenoid biosynthetic potential was evaluated. Medium optimization (10 g/L glucose and 3 g/L yeast extract) improved relative carotenoid accumulation, reaching 10.13 Abs/g dry biomass. The influence of light quality was subsequently assessed, showing that blue LED illumination was associated with higher relative carotenoid accumulation (12.4 Abs/g) compared with red, orange, white, and green light conditions. Cultivation in a stirred-tank bioreactor (2.5 L working volume) under blue LED illumination resulted in further increases in carotenoid accumulation, reaching 16 Abs/g and 311 µg/g dry biomass, correspond","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-16T20:45:54.655Z","creation":"2026-07-10T03:11:59.178Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12932285","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41733665"],"doi":["10.1007/s00253-026-13760-x"]}}