Carotenoids from some of the coloured yeasts like Rhodotorula, Phaffia rhodozyma have attracted commercial interest as a natural pigment for foods. Red yeast isolated from contaminated Potato dextrose agar plate (PDA), designated as Rhodotorula glutinis DFR-PDY has been found to produce carotenoids. In the present study toxicological evaluation of carotenoid pigment has been reported. Experimen...

Abstract The effectiveness of the yeast Rhodotorula glutinis was evaluated in field experiment for control gray rot disease on strawberry caused by fungus Botrytis cinerea. results showed that all treatments R. led to a significant superiority inducing systemic resistance and an increase vegetative, productivity quality indicators three cultivars, compared Prado fungicide treatment pathogenic o...

BACKGROUND Oleaginous microorganisms, such as bacterium, yeast and algal species, can represent an alternative oil source for biodiesel production. The composition of their accumulated lipid is similar to the lipid of an oleaginous plant with a predominance of unsaturated fatty acid. Moreover this alternative to conventional biodiesel production does not create competition for land use between ...