Author Archives: maximemarcq

This project involved conducting the first research and tests to produce carminic acid, a red pigment originally produced by mealybugs, through bacteria. Indeed, the recovery of the substance of interest requires the sacrifice of the insect. It turned out that a large number of enzymes were needed to produce the pigment. In particular, the substrateContinue reading “Master 1 R&D Project – Save the cochineals”