Harnessing oleaginous yeast to produce omega fatty acids

Lu Lin, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Xiao Jun Ji, He Huang

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Abstract

Omega fatty acids are important for human health. They are traditionally extracted from animals or plants but can be alternatively produced using oleaginous yeast. Current efforts are producing yeast strains with similar fatty acid distributions and powerful lipogenesis capacity. The next step is to further make the process more competitive.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1335-1338
Number of pages4
JournalTrends in Biotechnology
Volume42
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2024

Keywords

  • Yarrowia lipolytica
  • fatty acid profiles
  • lipogenesis
  • metabolic engineering
  • omega fatty acids
  • synthetic biology

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