Metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for thermoresistance and enhanced erythritol productivity

Abstract Background Functional sugar alcohols have been widely used in the food, medicine, and pharmaceutical industries for their unique properties. Among these, erythritol is a zero calories sweetener produced by the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. However, in wild-type strains, erythritol is produced...

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Main Authors: Nan Wang, Ping Chi, Yawen Zou, Yirong Xu, Shuo Xu, M. Bilal, Patrick Fickers, Hairong Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-020-01815-8