Awakening the endogenous Leloir pathway for efficient galactose utilization by Yarrowia lipolytica

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Lazar, Zbigniew ^a,b   Gamboa Meléndez, Heber ^a   Le Coq, Anne Marie Crutz ^a   Neuvéglise, Cécile ^a   Nicaud, Jean Marc ^a  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^b WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Citric acid; GAL genes; Galactose; Lipid accumulation; Metabolic pathways; Single cell oil; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; GENES; LIPIDS; OILS AND FATS; YEAST;

FUNCTIONAL PROTEINS; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION; LIPID ACCUMULATIONS; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; RENEWABLE RAW MATERIALS; SINGLE CELL OIL; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

GLUCOSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CITRIC ACID; LIPID; MONOSACCHARIDE; YEAST;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 84947967112     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0370-4     Document Type: Article

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