Metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica targeting bottlenecks to boost D-Pantothenic acid biosynthesis.

ABSTRACT: D-Pantothenic acid (DPA), also known as vitamin B₅, is a water-soluble organic acid, widely applied in foods, feeds, cosmetics, and medicines. Although numerous and rapidly developing cell factories have been established for DPA biosynthesis, there has been no report of any attempts to engineer Yarrowia lipolytica to synthesize DPA. To explore further possibilities in DPA biosynthesis, we tried to employ systematic metabolic engineering strategies to identify and break the potential bottlenecks in DPA biosynthesis by Y. lipolytica. By improving the rate-limiting steps of the DPA biosynthesis pathway, weakening the strongly competitive pathways, and enhancing the multiple cofactor supplies, a robust Y. lipolytica cell factory for DPA biosynthesis was successfully constructed. Con

SUBMITTER: Li XK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12834876 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature