Yarrowia lipolytica possesses natural and engineered traits that make it a good host for the
industrial bioproduction of chemicals, fuels, foods, and pharmaceuticals. In recent years …

Highlights•Biofuel will play an important role in meeting the world's energy need in the
future.•First generation biofuels cannot replace fossil fuel due to competition with food …

Methanol-based biorefinery is a promising strategy to achieve carbon neutrality goals by
linking CO2 capture and solar energy storage. As a typical methylotroph, Pichia pastoris …

Microorganisms are known to be natural oil producers in their cellular compartments.
Microorganisms that accumulate more than 20% w/w of lipids on a cell dry weight basis are …

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 …

Current energy security and climate change policies encourage the development and
utilization of bioenergy. Oleaginous yeasts provide a particularly attractive platform for the …

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 …

Engineering microorganisms for production of fuels and chemicals often requires major re-
programming of metabolism to ensure high flux toward the product of interest. This is …

The increasing market demands of β‐carotene as colorant, antioxidant and vitamin
precursor, requires novel biotechnological production platforms. Yarrowia lipolytica, is an …

To construct a superior microbial cell factory for chemical synthesis, a major challenge is to
fully exploit cellular potential by identifying and engineering beneficial gene targets in …