Physiological characterisation of Yarrowia lipolytica yields new features of the strain

Philippe Holt, Jette Thykær, Mhairi Workman

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    Yarrowia lipolytica is a potential candidate for the production of value-added compounds from glycerol. Products include citric acid as well as those of the group known as polyols with significant
    industrial relevance. In this study the yeast is taken back to a more thorough physiological characterisation in submerged cultures, providing the basis for the formulation of an initial model for the glycerol and glucose metabolism.The strain has been cultivated on glycerol and glucose and a combination of both, this approach has shown that the strain, unlike S. cerevisae, favors glycerol as a substrate over glucose when both are present in a liquid culture. Glycerol is initially utilised via an oxygen dependent pathway, and latter by an oxygen independent pathway, while glucose is utilised latter by aerobic metabolism. Even though the two substrates are metabolised differently, and each of the phases can be clearly distinguished in submerged cultivation, no diauxic growth curve is observed. The maximal specific growth rate on dual substrates is significantly higher than the growth rate on glucose, leading to the hypothesis that the availability of glycerol is boosting the metabolism of glucose. Data also suggest multiple entries to pathways responsible for polyol production as these are produced both during the metabolism of dual substrates and during the metabolism solely of glycerol. Based on analysis of off-gas data and secreted products, metabolic pathways are suggested for the production polyols.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNew Biotechnology
    Volume29S
    Pages (from-to)S212
    ISSN1871-6784
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    Event15th European Congress on Biotechnology - The Grand Cevahir Hotel & Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey
    Duration: 23 Sept 201226 Sept 2012
    Conference number: 15
    https://erc.europa.eu/event/15th-european-congress-biotechnology

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    Conference15th European Congress on Biotechnology
    Number15
    LocationThe Grand Cevahir Hotel & Convention Center
    Country/TerritoryTurkey
    CityIstanbul
    Period23/09/201226/09/2012
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