Production of Long Chain Fatty Alcohols Found in Bumblebee Pheromones by Yarrowia lipolytica.

ABSTRACT: Fatty alcohols (FA-OH) are aliphatic unbranched primary alcohols with a chain of four or more carbon atoms. Besides potential industrial applications, fatty alcohols have important biological functions as well. In nature, fatty alcohols are produced as a part of a mixture of pheromones in several insect species, such as moths, termites, bees, wasps, etc. In addition, FA-OHs have a potential for agricultural applications, for example, they may be used as a suitable substitute for commercial insecticides. The insecticides have several drawbacks associated with their preparation, and they exert a negative impact on the environment. Currently, pheromone components are prepared mainly through the catalytic hydrogenation of plant oils and petrochemicals, which is an unsustainable, ecologically u

SUBMITTER: Hambalko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820814 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature