Acronym
LipoYeasts
Code
41P09108
Duration
01 August 2008 → 31 July 2011
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Biocatalysis and enzyme technology
- Bioprocessing, bioproduction and bioproducts
- Fermentation
- Industrial biotechnology diagnostics
- Industrial microbiology
- Industrial molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins
- Industrial biotechnology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
lipid metabolism
yeast
fermentation
Project description
The project will develop a versatile fermentation platform, using the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia, for the conversion of lipid feedstocks into diverse added-value products. Recent research directed at elucidating the lipid metabolism of the yeast, together with available genomic data make it possible to intercept its lipid metabolism for biotechnological.