Biovalorisation of crude glycerol and xylose into xylitol by oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Xylitol is a commercially important chemical with multiple applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries. According to the US Department of Energy, xylitol is one of the top twelve platform chemicals that can be produced from biomass. The chemical method for xylitol synthesis is however, expensive and energy intensive. In contrast, the biological route using microbial cell factories offers a potential cost-effective alternative process. The bioprocess occurs under ambient conditions and makes use of biocatalysts and biomass which can be sourced from renewable carbon originating from a variety of cheap waste feedstocks.

Result

In this study, biotransformation of xylose to xylitol was investigated using Yarrowia lipolytica, an oleaginous yeast which was fir

SUBMITTER: Prabhu AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7271524 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature