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Isolation of the Oleaginous Yeasts from the Soil and Studies of Their Lipid-Producing Capacities

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: D-xylose is one of the most abundant pentose sugars in nature. To isolate oleaginous yeasts that can utilize xylose from diverse soil samples, soils from a litchi orchard, longan orchard, carambola orchard, and woods were collected, yeasts were isolated by the glycerol enrichment and their xylose-assimilating capacities were measured. A subset of these isolates was grown in nitrogen-limited media and then screened for potential oleaginous yeasts by the Sudan Black B staining, after which their lipid-producing capacities were studied. There were 13 strains of oleaginous yeasts identified, and a rapid microbiological assay was provided to exploit microbial lipids that may one day be used as biodiesels or cocoa butter substitute.

Source: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)

Authors: Li-Xia Pan, Deng-Feng Yang, Li Shao, Wei Li, Gui-Guang Chen, Zhi-Qun Liang

Institutions: Guangxi University, Guangxi Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: National High-tech Research and Development Program

OpenAlex ID: W2171066132

FWCI: 2.088

Cites: 23

Cited by: 115

Related to: 10