The draft genome sequence of Rhodosporidium toruloides strain Z11, an isolate capable of co-producing lipids and carotenoids from waste molasses

Xiaoyu Zhang, Jiasheng Lu, Clarisse Manishimwe, Jiawen Li, Ruiqi Ma, Yujia Jiang, Wankui Jiang, Wenming Zhang, Fengxue Xin, Min Jiang

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Abstract

A wild-type Rhodosporidium toruloides strain Z11 which could utilize molasses to co-produce high amount of lipid and carotenoids was isolated and characterized. The genome of strain Z11 with a G + C content of 59.0% was estimated to be 22.6 Mb and contained 5290 encoded protein sequences. Among these annotated genes, the ATP citrate (pro-S)-lyase, two malic enzymes (MaeA and MaeB) and the geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase play key roles for the production of lipids and carotenoids. In addition, a β-fructofuranosidase (SacA) was identified, which may contribute to the utilization of molasses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number320
Journal3 Biotech
Volume12
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

Keywords

  • Carotenoids
  • Co-production
  • Draft genome sequencing
  • Lipid
  • Molasses

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