Metabolic engineering for increased lipid accumulation in Yarrowia lipolytica–a review

J Wang, R Ledesma-Amaro, Y Wei, B Ji, XJ Ji - Bioresource Technology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Current energy security and climate change policies encourage the development and
utilization of bioenergy. Oleaginous yeasts provide a particularly attractive platform for the …

Aflatoxin detoxification using microorganisms and enzymes

Y Guan, J Chen, E Nepovimova, M Long, W Wu… - Toxins, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Mycotoxin contamination causes significant economic loss to food and feed industries and
seriously threatens human health. Aflatoxins (AFs) are one of the most harmful mycotoxins …

Engineering oxidative stress defense pathways to build a robust lipid production platform in Yarrowia lipolytica

P Xu, K Qiao, G Stephanopoulos - Biotechnology and …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microbially derived lipids have recently attracted renewed interests due to their broad
applications in production of green diesels, cosmetic additives, and oleochemicals …

Strategies and challenges for the development of industrial enzymes using fungal cell factories

J Arnau, D Yaver, CM Hjort - Grand challenges in fungal biotechnology, 2020‏ - Springer
Industrial enzymes have been produced from microorganisms for more than a century.
Today, a large share of enzyme products is manufactured using recombinant …

Elucidation of triacylglycerol catabolism in Yarrowia lipolytica: How cells balance acetyl-CoA and excess reducing equivalents

AM Worland, Z Han, J Maruwan, Y Wang, ZY Du… - Metabolic …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Yarrowia lipolytica is an industrial yeast that can convert waste oil to value-added products.
However, it is unclear how this yeast metabolizes lipid feedstocks, specifically triacylglycerol …

Aflatoxin biodetoxification strategies based on postbiotics

N Khani, G Noorkhajavi, RA Soleiman… - Probiotics and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites produced by fungi, and they are deemed the
most perilous mycotoxin and food safety predicament. The exposure of humans to …

Citric acid and itaconic acid accumulation: variations of the same story?

L Karaffa, CP Kubicek - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019‏ - Springer
Citric acid production by Aspergillus niger and itaconic acid production by Aspergillus
terreus are two major examples of technical scale fungal fermentations based on metabolic …

Metabolic engineering of Aspergillus niger for accelerated malic acid biosynthesis by improving NADPH availability

N Wu, X Wu, M Zhang, C Zhang, Q Xu - Biotechnology Journal, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Microbial production of L‐malic acid from renewable carbon sources has attracted extensive
attention. The reduced cofactor NADPH plays a key role in biotransformation because it …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-omics view of recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica: Enhanced ketogenic amino acid catabolism increases polyketide-synthase-driven docosahexaenoic …

SJ Gasovic, D Dietrich, L Gläser, P Cao… - Metabolic …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
DHA is a marine PUFA of commercial value, given its multiple health benefits. The
worldwide emerging shortage in DHA supply has increased interest in microbial cell …

Recent advances in biotechnological production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by Yarrowia lipolytica

YL Jia, LR Wang, ZX Zhang, Y Gu… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Owing to the important physiological functions, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play a
vital role in protecting human health, such as preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease …