Kannangara, Rubini
Siukstaite, Lina
Borch-Jensen, Jonas
Madsen, Bjørn
Kongstad, Kenneth T. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4487-7886
Staerk, Dan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0074-298X
Bennedsen, Mads
Okkels, Finn T.
Rasmussen, Silas A.
Larsen, Thomas O.
Frandsen, Rasmus J. N.
Møller, Birger Lindberg http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3252-3119
Article History
Received: 31 May 2017
Accepted: 2 November 2017
First Online: 7 December 2017
Competing interests
: In the course of this work, R.K., B.M., M.B., and F.T.O. were employed by Chr. Hansen A/S that produces and sells carmine, derived from <i>D. coccus</i>, as a food ingredient. R.K., B.M., M.B., F.T.O., R.J.N.F., and B.L.M. have filed a patent application (Publication number: WO2015091843 A1) specifying the identification and use of DcUGT2 in relation to color production. The remaining authors declare no competing financial interests.