Method for Producing Carotenoids and Bacteria Used Therefor

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APP PUB NO 20080193970A1
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10585419

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The invention concerns a method for synthesizing non-photosynthetic carotenoids using photosynthetic bacteria while producing at least one photosynthetic carotenoid of which one of the synthesis intermediates is lycopene. The inventive method is characterized in that it comprises a number of steps: the deletion and insertion of specific genes; the culturing of bacteria, and; the extraction of carotenoids. The invention also concerns the bacteria or mutants used in the aforementioned method.

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INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (IRD)13002 MARSEILLE 2
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (CEA)25 RUE LEBLANC PARIS 75015

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fardoux, Joel Saint Martin de Londres, FR 1 1
Giraud, Eric Castelnau Le Lez, FR 5 12
Hannibal, Laure Montpellier, FR 2 6
Vermeglio, Andre Pertuis, FR 1 1

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