Biotechnological Applications of the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica

• Main Author: Darvishi Harzevili, Farshad (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Microbiology,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Eukaryotic Microbiology.; Applied Microbiology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Due to its ability to degrade hydrophobic substrates highly efficiently, the non-conventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica offers various applications in the food, feed, pharmaceutical, and fine chemistry industries, as well as in environmental protection contexts such as waste treatment and bioremedia...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Yarrowia lipolytica – an overview
• 1 Ecology and Taxonomy
• 2 Physiology and Metabolism
• 3 Genetics and Molecular Biology.- Yarrowia lipolytica in Biotechnological applications
• 1 Extracellular enzymes production
• 2 Organic acids production
• 3 Bioconversions and Biotransformations
• 4 Applications in food and feed industries
• 5 Fine chemistry and Pharmaceutical applications
• 6 Environmental applications
• 7 Heterologous proteins expression
• 8 Miscellaneous applications
• 9 Future Prospects
• Conclusions.