Metabolic Engineering of Non-carotenoid-Producing Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica for the Biosynthesis of Zeaxanthin

Zeaxanthin is vital to human health; thus, its production has received much attention, and it is also an essential precursor for the biosynthesis of other critical carotenoids such as astaxanthin and crocetin. Yarrowia lipolytica is one of the most intensively studied non-conventional yeasts and has...

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Main Authors: Yuxiao Xie, Shulin Chen, Xiaochao Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.699235/full