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 …

Recent advances in systems and synthetic biology approaches for developing novel cell-factories in non-conventional yeasts

P Patra, M Das, P Kundu, A Ghosh - Biotechnology Advances, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial bioproduction of chemicals, proteins, and primary metabolites from cheap carbon
sources is currently an advancing area in industrial research. The model yeast …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting the optimisation and scale-up of lipid accumulation in oleaginous yeasts for sustainable biofuels production

R Robles-Iglesias, C Naveira-Pazos… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent unprecedented increase in energy demand has led to a growing interest in
emerging alternatives such as the production of microbial lipids with high energy density …

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 …

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 …

Lipids from yeasts and fungi: physiology, production and analytical considerations

M Athenaki, C Gardeli… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The last years there has been a significant rise in the number of publications in the
international literature that deal with the production of lipids by microbial sources (the 'single …

From low-cost substrates to single cell oils synthesized by oleaginous yeasts

L Qin, L Liu, AP Zeng, D Wei - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
As new feedstock for biofuels, microbial oils have received worldwide attentions due to their
environmentally-friendly characters. Microbial oil production based on low-cost raw …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of volatile fatty acids derived from low-cost organic waste for lipogenesis in oleaginous microorganisms-A review

A Patel, O Sarkar, U Rova, P Christakopoulos… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
To meet environmental sustainability goals, microbial oils have been suggested as an
alternative to petroleum-based products. At present, microbial fermentation for oil production …

Critical steps in carbon metabolism affecting lipid accumulation and their regulation in oleaginous microorganisms

M Dourou, D Aggeli, S Papanikolaou… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
Oleaginous microorganisms are able to convert numerous agro-industrial and municipal
wastes into storage lipids (single cell oil (SCO)) and are therefore considered as potential …

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 …