Main > COLORANTS > Natural Colorants. > Carotenoid Colorants (Pigments) > Bixin (Annatto) > Production > Bacteria Production > Bacteria PreEngineered to Produce > Lycopene. & Engineered to > Produce Bixa Orellana s Enzymes: > 1. DiOxygenase to Convert > Lycopene to Bixin Aldehyde. > 2. Aldehyde DeHydrogenase to > Produce NorBixin > 3. MethylTransferase > to yield Bixin. > Comments

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COMMENTS Bixin is used to color dairy products, meat, fish, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The extract is particularly useful because it is available commercially in both water- and oil-soluble forms to produce yellow, orange, and red hues. "The market for natural colors, including annatto, is an important market for the color industry. Peru, Brazil, and Kenya are the world's major producers of annatto seeds; the largest importers are the U.S., Japan, and Europe.
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