Host and Pathway Engineering for Enhanced Lycopene Biosynthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica

Carotenoids are a class of molecules with commercial value as food and feed additives with nutraceutical properties. Shifting carotenoid synthesis from petrochemical-based precursors to bioproduction from sugars and other biorenewable carbon sources promises to improve process sustainability and eco...

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Main Authors: Cory Schwartz, Keith Frogue, Joshua Misa, Ian Wheeldon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02233/full