The history, state of the art and future prospects for oleaginous yeast research

F Abeln, CJ Chuck - Microbial cell factories, 2021 - Springer
Lipid-based biofuels, such as biodiesel and hydroprocessed esters, are a central part of the
global initiative to reduce the environmental impact of the transport sector. The vast majority …

Biodiesel production from lignocellulosic biomass using oleaginous microbes: prospects for integrated biofuel production

AD Chintagunta, G Zuccaro, M Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biodiesel is an eco-friendly, renewable, and potential liquid biofuel mitigating greenhouse
gas emissions. Biodiesel has been produced initially from vegetable oils, non-edible oils …

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

Z Wen, S Zhang, CK Odoh, M Jin… - 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 …

Renewable diesel as fossil fuel substitution in Malaysia: A review

SR Chia, S Nomanbhay, MY Ong, KW Chew, PL Show - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Researchers worldwide are always in search of sustainable and clean energy to ensure the
lowest environmental impact and continuous energy supply. The population increment …

Biofuel production from straw hydrolysates: current achievements and perspectives

V Passoth, M Sandgren - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Straw is an agricultural residue of the production of eg cereals, rapeseed or sunflowers. It
includes dried stalks, leaves, and empty ears and corncobs, which are separated from the …

Production of High Levels of 3S,3′S-Astaxanthin in Yarrowia lipolytica via Iterative Metabolic Engineering

HZ Zhu, S Jiang, JJ Wu, XR Zhou, PY Liu… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Astaxanthin is a highly value-added keto-carotenoid compound. The astaxanthin 3 S, 3′ S-
isomer is more desirable for food additives, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals due to health …

Oleaginous yeasts as cell factories for the sustainable production of microbial lipids by the valorization of agri-food wastes

A Caporusso, A Capece, I De Bari - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
The agri-food industry annually produces huge amounts of crops residues and wastes, the
suitable management of these products is important to increase the sustainability of agro …

Oleaginous yeast for biofuel and oleochemical production

M Spagnuolo, A Yaguchi, M Blenner - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•The yeasts, Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus, Lipomyces starkeyi, and
Rhodosporidium toruloides, grow on a wide range of substrates and naturally outperform …

Recent advances and future directions in plant and yeast engineering to improve lignocellulosic biofuel production

JK Ko, JH Lee, JH Jung, SM Lee - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biofuel has been globally recognized as a renewable energy source with
environmental benefits while minimizing the competition between food and fuel supply …

Engineering xylose metabolism in yeasts to produce biofuels and chemicals

JW Lee, S Yook, H Koh, CV Rao, YS Jin - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Xylose is the second most abundant sugar in lignocellulosic biomass. Efficient and rapid
xylose utilization is essential for the economic bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into …