Functional overexpression of genes involved in erythritol synthesis in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica
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DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0772-6
Abstract: BackgroundErythritol, a four-carbon polyol synthesized by microorganisms as an osmoprotectant, is a natural sweetener produced on an industrial scale for decades. Despite the fact that the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica has been reported since the 1970s… read more here.
Keywords: overexpression; erythritol synthesis; yeast yarrowia; gene ... See more keywords
Erythritol synthesis is elevated in response to oxidative stress and regulated by the non-oxidative pentose phosphate pathway in A549 cells
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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.953056
Abstract: Background Erythritol is a predictive biomarker of cardiometabolic diseases and is produced from glucose metabolism through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). Little is known regarding the regulation of endogenous erythritol synthesis in humans. Objective In… read more here.
Keywords: a549 cells; oxidative stress; erythritol synthesis; synthesis ... See more keywords
The Overexpression of YALI0B07117g Results in Enhanced Erythritol Synthesis from Glycerol by the Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247549
Abstract: The unconventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica is used to produce erythritol from glycerol. In this study, the role of the erythrose reductase (ER) homolog YALI0B07117g in erythritol synthesis was analyzed. The deletion of the gene resulted… read more here.
Keywords: yeast yarrowia; yarrowia lipolytica; glycerol; erythritol synthesis ... See more keywords