Chementator: Commercialization nears for producing cartenoids from engineered yeasts
| By Edited by Gerald Ondrey
In late 2009, Microbia PE, Inc. (Lexington, Mass.; www.microbia-pe.com) will begin commercialization of its initial carotenoid products. Microbia plans to produce β-carotene, astaxanthin, zeaxanthin, cathaxanthin and lutein — all five carotenoid…