Mutants of Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM 3589 grown on waste cooking oil as a biofactory for biodiesel production

Abstract Background Oleaginous yeasts are fast emerging as a possible feedstock for biodiesel production. Yarrowia lipolytica, a model oleaginous yeast is known to utilize a variety of hydrophobic substrates for lipid accumulation including waste cooking oil (WCO). Approaches to increase lipid conte...

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Main Authors: Gouri Katre, Namasvi Ajmera, Smita Zinjarde, Ameeta RaviKumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0790-x