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Title Oleaginous Yeasts as Cell Factories for the Sustainable Production of Microbial Lipids by the Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes
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Authors Caporusso, A; Capece, A; De Bari, I
Title Oleaginous Yeasts as Cell Factories for the Sustainable Production of Microbial Lipids by the Valorization of Agri-Food Wastes
Year 2021
Published Fermentation-Basel, 7.0, 2
DOI 10.3390/fermentation7020050
Abstract The agri-food industry annually produces huge amounts of crops residues and wastes, the suitable management of these products is important to increase the sustainability of agro-industrial production by optimizing the entire value chain. This is also in line with the driving principles of the circular economy, according to which residues can become feedstocks for novel processes. Oleaginous yeasts represent a versatile tool to produce biobased chemicals and intermediates. They are flexible microbial factories able to grow on different side-stream carbon sources such as those deriving from agri-food wastes, and this characteristic makes them excellent candidates for integrated biorefinery processes through the production of microbial lipids, known as single cell oils (SCOs), for different applications. This review aims to present an extensive overview of research progress on the production and use of oleaginous yeasts and present discussions on the current bottlenecks and perspectives of their exploitation in different sectors, such as foods, biofuels and fine chemicals.
Author Keywords circular economy; biorefinery; single cells oils; agri-food byproduct; fatty acids; oleaginous yeasts; inhibitors; industrial application
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000665147600001
WoS Category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Food Science & Technology
Research Area Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Food Science & Technology
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/7/2/50/pdf?version=1617940162
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