Fluorescent yeast
Name/s:
Fluorescent yeast
GFP yeast
Food Labelling:
GFP
Licence:
Open Source- The Odin, Creative Commons- Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States
Description:
Using green fluorescent protein (GFP) replicated from a jellyfish, this Saccharomyces cerevisiae diastaticus variety of yeast glows bright green under fluorescent light and can be used as food colouring. The diastaticus variety is usually considered a contaminant in breweries. |