Engineering Rhodosporidium toruloides for limonene production

Abstract Background Limonene is a widely used monoterpene in the production of food, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, etc. The objective of this work was to engineer Rhodosporidium toruloides as a cell factory for the production of limonene. Results By overexpressing the limonene synthase (LS), neryl pyro...

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Main Authors: Sasa Liu, Mengyao Zhang, Yuyao Ren, Guojie Jin, Yongsheng Tao, Liting Lyu, Zongbao K. Zhao, Xiaobing Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-02094-7