Carotenoid Production of Rhodosporodimum Toruloides under Light Irradiation

Authors

  • Khanh Dung Pham Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-4160
  • Wataru Ogasawara Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan
  • Van Hung Tran Hong Bang International University, Vietnam

Corressponding author's email:

dungpk@hcmute.edu.vn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54644/jte.80.2023.1411

Keywords:

Oleaginous yeast, Carotenoid, Light, Carotenoid composition, Rhodosporidium toruloides

Abstract

Carotenoids are widely used as an antioxidant, a precursor to vitamin A, and food colorants in the medical, cosmetic, chemical, food, and feed industries.  They were distributed in diverse microorganisms including bacteria, algae, and fungi. Among them, the yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides is convenient for large-scale fermentation due to its unicellular nature and high growth rate. However, many factors influence the biotechnological synthesis of carotenoids. Light is a crucial consideration while making microbial carotenoids. Carotenogenic is a photo-protective technique used by microorganisms to defend themselves from the light that causes oxidative damage. R. toruloides raised their carotenoid productivity under light conditions in this study. Various lights were used to compare the effect of color light in carotenoid productivity. Results showed that R. toruloides produced more carotenoid content when cultured in blue or white light as compared to a red light or in the dark. Besides, results from microarray showed that this light influence was in the transcription gene level, the light irradiation encouraged the formation of antioxidants such carotenoids, causes a protective mechanism against DNA damage and oxidative stress.

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Author Biographies

Khanh Dung Pham, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam

Pham Khanh Dung received Ph.D in Bioengineering at Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan, 2021. Master’s in Bioengineering at School of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2013. Bachelor’s in Food technology at School of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2010.

She worked as Researcher Assistant in the Hakko Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka university of Technology, Japan, from 2020 to 2021. From 2021 to now, she is a lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Food Technology, HCMC University of Technology and Education. Email: dungpk@hcmute.edu.vn. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-4160

Wataru Ogasawara, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata, Japan

Prof. Wataru Ogasawara, Ph.D. Professor in Department of Bioengineering, Nagaoka university of Technology, Niigata, Japan. Email: owataru@vos.nagaokaut.ac.jp.

Van Hung Tran, Hong Bang International University, Vietnam

Tran Van Hung received Ph.D in Department of Biofunctional Science and Technology, School of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Japan, 2017. Master’s in Food technology at School of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2011. Bachelor’s in Food technology at School of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 2010. From December 2020 to present, Dean of The Faculty of Engineering & Technology and Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Hong Bang International University. Email: hungtv@hiu.vn.

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28-12-2023

How to Cite

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K. D. Pham, W. Ogasawara, and V. H. Tran, “Carotenoid Production of Rhodosporodimum Toruloides under Light Irradiation”, JTE, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 1–8, Dec. 2023.