Astaxanthin is a commercially-important antioxidant and pigment chiefly produced from petroleum. The yeast species Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous is a natural producer of this chemical and has come into biotechnological use in production. There is evidence of an increase in astaxanthin production when X. dendrorhous is exposed to a static magnetic field, but there is a lack of optimization. This project investigated the effect of magnetism on X. dendrorhous astaxanthin production. We find that magnetism exposure at the 72-hour time point produces the highest astaxanthin concentration.

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Creator

• Kasischke, Eric

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121662
• E-project-042524-103651

Keyword

• Yeast
• Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous
• Astaxanthin
• Magnetism
• Bioproduction

Advisor

• Young, Eric Mosher

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Source

• E-project-042524-103651

Rights statement

• In Copyright