Emerging applications of the methylotrophic yeasts

The use of methylotrophic yeasts for the production of single-cell-protein (SCP), alcohol oxidase and fine chemicals has been proposed. Fermentation technology developed for the growth of these yeasts on methanol at high cell densities has been commercialized. However, it is the production of hetero...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology letters 1990-12, Vol.87 (3), p.279-283
Main Author: Wegner, Gene H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol oxidase
Alcohol Oxidoreductases - metabolism
Dietary Proteins - metabolism
Expression systems
Fermentation
Fungal Proteins - genetics
Fungal Proteins - metabolism
Gene Expression
Methanol - metabolism
Pichia pastoris
Recombinant Proteins - genetics
Recombinant Proteins - metabolism
Yeasts - genetics
Yeasts - metabolism
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Summary:The use of methylotrophic yeasts for the production of single-cell-protein (SCP), alcohol oxidase and fine chemicals has been proposed. Fermentation technology developed for the growth of these yeasts on methanol at high cell densities has been commercialized. However, it is the production of heterologous recombinant proteins by Pichia pastoris that is emerging as the most significant application of the methylotrophic yeasts.
ISSN:0378-1097
0168-6445
1574-6968
DOI:10.1016/0378-1097(90)90467-5