Evaluation of synthetic formaldehyde and methanol assimilation pathways in Yarrowia lipolytica

Abstract Background Crude glycerol coming from biodiesel production is an attractive carbon source for biological production of chemicals. The major impurity in preparations of crude glycerol is methanol, which is toxic for most microbes. Development of microbes, which would not only tolerate the me...

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Main Authors: Eija Vartiainen, Peter Blomberg, Marja Ilmén, Martina Andberg, Mervi Toivari, Merja Penttilä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Fungal Biology and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40694-019-0090-9