Engineering Microorganisms for Renewable Chemical Production
Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.
Abstract
Yarrowia lipolytica is an oleaginous yeast capable of producing lipids for biofuels and other valuable molecules. Its growth on waste products, such as rendered fats, and on renewable resources such as lignocellulose are of great interest. To that end, we have characterized numerous favorable attributes of Y. lipolytica, including its metabolism of xylose, its tolerance of ionic liquids used in biomass pretreatment, its tolerance of aromatic compounds associated with the breakdown of lignin, and its growth on solid animal fats from the rendering industry.
This paper has been withdrawn.