Engineering the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for production of α-farnesene

Abstract Background Yarrowia lipolytica, a non-traditional oil yeast, has been widely used as a platform for lipid production. However, the production of other chemicals such as terpenoids in engineered Y. lipolytica is still low. α-Farnesene, a sesquiterpene, can be used in medicine, bioenergy and...

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Main Authors: Yinghang Liu, Xin Jiang, Zhiyong Cui, Zhaoxuan Wang, Qingsheng Qi, Jin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-019-1636-z