微生物源类胡萝卜素研究进展

Research Progress of Carotenoids of Microbial Origin

类胡萝卜素对人类身体健康的重要性日益受到人们关注,越来越多的类胡萝卜素功能食品走进市场。为满足人们对类胡萝卜素日益增长的需要,成本低、纯度高、更加安全的微生物源类胡萝卜素产品有逐渐替代化学合成和植物提取产品的趋势。本文对类胡萝卜素在微生物中的分布、资源、生产技术和市场潜力进行综述,为更有效地利用微生物中的类胡萝卜素资源,研发相应的生产技术,向市场提供更安全、质量更好的类胡萝卜素产品提供参考。

The importance of carotenoids to human health is increasingly attracting people s attention. More and more carotenoid based functional foods are coming to markets. It is a tendency to progressively replace synthetic compounds and phytochemicals by low-cost, high-purity and safe products of microbial origin to meet the ever-increasing consumer demand for carotenoids. This article reviews the distribution, sources, production techniques and market potential of carotenoids of microbial origin in an effort to provide references for more effective utilization of this resource and the research and development of production techniques for safer and premium carotenoids based products.