Drop-In Biofuel production by using fatty acid photodecarboxylase from Chlorella variabilis in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.
S. Bruder, E. Moldenhauer, R. Ledesma-Amaro, J. Kabisch
The paper demonstrates the production of odd-chain alkanes and alkenes in Yarrowia lipolytica using fatty acid photodecarboxylase from Chlorella variabilis, achieving hydrocarbon titers up to 58.7 mg/L.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2019Bioengineering