The engineering potential of Rhodosporidium toruloides as a workhorse for biotechnological applications

YK Park, JM Nicaud, R Ledesma-Amaro - Trends in biotechnology, 2018‏ - cell.com
Moving our society towards a bioeconomy requires efficient and sustainable microbial
production of chemicals and fuels. Rhodotorula (Rhodosporidium) toruloides is a yeast that …

Rhodosporidium toruloides - A potential red yeast chassis for lipids and beyond

Z Wen, S Zhang, CK Odoh, M **… - FEMS Yeast …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
The red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides naturally produces microbial lipids and
carotenoids. In the past decade or so, many studies demonstrated R. toruloides as a …

A synthetic biology approach to transform Yarrowia lipolytica into a competitive biotechnological producer of β‐carotene

M Larroude, E Celinska, A Back… - Biotechnology and …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The increasing market demands of β‐carotene as colorant, antioxidant and vitamin
precursor, requires novel biotechnological production platforms. Yarrowia lipolytica, is an …

Deep eutectic solvent pretreatment enabling full utilization of switchgrass

Z Chen, WD Reznicek, C Wan - Bioresource technology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In this study, an acidified, aqueous DES comprising choline chloride: glycerol (ChCl: Gly)
was used to fractionate switchgrass into three major streams under a relatively mild …

Yeast carotenoids: Cost-effective fermentation strategies for health care applications

D Paul, PK Kumari, N Siddiqui - Fermentation, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Carotenoid production from oleaginous red yeast has been considered as a safe alternative
to chemically synthesized carotenoids commonly used in the food industry, since plant …

Rhodotorula toruloides: an ideal microbial cell factory to produce oleochemicals, carotenoids, and other products

Y Zhao, B Song, J Li, J Zhang - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2022‏ - Springer
Requirement of clean energy sources urges us to find substitutes for fossil fuels.
Microorganisms provide an option to produce feedstock for biofuel production by utilizing …

Reprogramming microorganisms for the biosynthesis of astaxanthin via metabolic engineering

X Wan, XR Zhou, G Moncalian, L Su, WC Chen… - Progress in lipid …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
There is an increasing demand for astaxanthin in food, feed, cosmetics and pharmaceutical
applications because of its superior anti-oxidative and coloring properties. However …

Challenges and prospects of yeast-based microbial oil production within a biorefinery concept

M Gallego-García, A Susmozas, MJ Negro… - Microbial Cell …, 2023‏ - Springer
Biodiesel, unlike to its fossil-based homologue (diesel), is renewable. Its use contributes to
greater sustainability in the energy sector, mainly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions …

Functional genomics of lipid metabolism in the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides

ST Coradetti, D Pinel, GM Geiselman, M Ito, SJ Mondo… - Elife, 2018‏ - elifesciences.org
The basidiomycete yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides (also known as Rhodotorula
toruloides) accumulates high concentrations of lipids and carotenoids from diverse carbon …

Development and Perspective of Rhodotorula toruloides as an Efficient Cell Factory

Y Yu, S Shi - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Rhodotorula toruloides is receiving significant attention as a novel cell factory because of its
high production of lipids and carotenoids, fast growth and high cell density, as well as the …