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Title: Recent developments of oleaginous yeasts toward sustainable biomanufacturing

Journal Article · · Current Opinion in Biotechnology
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  1. USDOE Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. USDOE Agile BioFoundry, Emeryville, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Oleaginous yeast are remarkably versatile organisms, distinguished by their natural capacities to accumulate high levels of neutral lipids and broad substrate range. With recent growing interests in engineering non-model organisms as superior biomanufacturing platforms, oleaginous yeasts have emerged as promising chassis for oleochemicals, terpenoids, organic acids, and other valuable products. Advancement in systems biology along with genetic tool development have significantly expanded our understanding of the metabolism in these species and enabled engineering efforts to produce biofuels and bioproducts from diverse feedstocks. This review examines the latest technical advances in oleaginous yeast research toward sustainable biomanufacturing. We cover recent developments in systems biology-enabled metabolism understanding, genetic tools, feedstock utilization, and strain engineering approaches for the production of various valuable chemicals.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; NA0003525
OSTI ID:
2567022
Journal Information:
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Journal Name: Current Opinion in Biotechnology Vol. 93; ISSN 0958-1669
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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