A NOVEL CULTURE MEDIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CAROTENOIDS USING BACTERIAL SPECIES ABCC001 OF GENUS PARACOCCUS

摘要

Title: A NOVEL CULTURE MEDIA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CAROTENOIDS USING BACTERIAL SPECIES ABCCOOl OF GENUS Paracoccus The present invention relates to a novel culture media for the production of carotenoids using bacterial species ABCCOOl (having depository accession no. MTCC 5248) of genus Paracoccus comprises carbon source 2 - 20 gm per 1 liter of culture medium; nitrogen source 1-7 gm per 1 liter of culture medium; inorganic salts 0.001 - 1 gm per 1 liter of culture medium; complex nutrients like vitamins, nucleic acids, yeast extract, peptone, meat extract, malt extract 0.2 - 10 gm per 1 liter of culture medium during one life cycle. Bacterial species ABCCOOl produces either mixed carotenoids or single dominant carotenoid and minor carotenoids inside the cells during its growth phase. The bacterial species ABCCOOl is isolated from the local soil.