New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance
There is growing interest in using oleaginous yeast for the production of a variety of fatty acids and fatty acid-derived oleochemicals. This is motivated by natural propensity for high flux through lipid biosynthesis that has naturally evolved, making them a logical starting point for additional ge...
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| description | There is growing interest in using oleaginous yeast for the production of a variety of fatty acids and fatty acid-derived oleochemicals. This is motivated by natural propensity for high flux through lipid biosynthesis that has naturally evolved, making them a logical starting point for additional genetic engineering to improve titers and productivities. Much of the academic and industrial focus has centered on yeast that have significant genetic engineering tool capabilities, such as <em>Yarrowia lipolytica</em>, and those that have naturally high lipid accumulation, such as <em>Rhodosporidium toruloides</em> and <em>Lipomyces starkeyi</em>; however, there are oleaginous yeast with phenotypes better aligned with typically inhibitory process conditions, such as high salt concentrations and lignocellulosic derived inhibitors. This review addresses the foundational work in characterizing two emerging oleaginous yeast of interest: <em>Debaryomyces hansenii</em> and <em>Trichosporon oleaginosus</em>. We focus on the physiological and metabolic properties of these yeast that make each attractive for bioprocessing of lignocellulose to fuels and chemicals, discuss their respective genetic engineering tools and highlight the critical barriers facing the broader implementation of these oleaginous yeast. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef2d77b836ca46ceb71ba514df717bde2022-12-22T03:09:38ZengAIMS PressAIMS Microbiology2471-18882017-04-013222724710.3934/microbiol.2017.2.227microbiol-03-00227New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importanceAllison Yaguchi0Dyllan Rives1Mark Blenner2Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634, USADepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634, USADepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634, USAThere is growing interest in using oleaginous yeast for the production of a variety of fatty acids and fatty acid-derived oleochemicals. This is motivated by natural propensity for high flux through lipid biosynthesis that has naturally evolved, making them a logical starting point for additional genetic engineering to improve titers and productivities. Much of the academic and industrial focus has centered on yeast that have significant genetic engineering tool capabilities, such as <em>Yarrowia lipolytica</em>, and those that have naturally high lipid accumulation, such as <em>Rhodosporidium toruloides</em> and <em>Lipomyces starkeyi</em>; however, there are oleaginous yeast with phenotypes better aligned with typically inhibitory process conditions, such as high salt concentrations and lignocellulosic derived inhibitors. This review addresses the foundational work in characterizing two emerging oleaginous yeast of interest: <em>Debaryomyces hansenii</em> and <em>Trichosporon oleaginosus</em>. We focus on the physiological and metabolic properties of these yeast that make each attractive for bioprocessing of lignocellulose to fuels and chemicals, discuss their respective genetic engineering tools and highlight the critical barriers facing the broader implementation of these oleaginous yeast.http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1359/fulltext.html<em>Debaryomyces hansenii</em><em>Trichosporon oleaginosus</em>oleaginous yeastmetabolic engineeringgenetic engineering |
| spellingShingle | Allison Yaguchi Dyllan Rives Mark Blenner New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance AIMS Microbiology <em>Debaryomyces hansenii</em> <em>Trichosporon oleaginosus</em> oleaginous yeast metabolic engineering genetic engineering |
| title | New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance |
| title_full | New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance |
| title_fullStr | New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance |
| title_full_unstemmed | New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance |
| title_short | New kids on the block: emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance |
| title_sort | new kids on the block emerging oleaginous yeast of biotechnological importance |
| topic | <em>Debaryomyces hansenii</em> <em>Trichosporon oleaginosus</em> oleaginous yeast metabolic engineering genetic engineering |
| url | http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1359/fulltext.html |
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