Abstract
The yeast Starmerella bombicola NBRC10243 is an excellent producer of sophorolipids (SLs) from various feedstocks. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of S. bombicola NBRC10243. Analysis of the sequence may provide insight into the properties of this yeast that make it superior for use in the production of functional glycolipids and biomolecules, leading to the further development of S. bombicola NBRC10243 for industrial applications.
Highlights
The yeast Starmerella bombicola NBRC10243 is an excellent producer of sophorolipids (SLs) from various feedstocks
The ascomycetous yeast Starmerella bombicola produces large amounts of sophorolipids (SLs) that consist of a sophorose head group (2-O--D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose), the anomeric carbon atom of which is attached to an - or (1)hydroxylated C18 or C16 fatty acid
Protein coding genes were automatically predicted by Augustus [5] using Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the models created resulted in a 4,599 protein-coding gene set
Summary
The yeast Starmerella bombicola NBRC10243 is an excellent producer of sophorolipids (SLs) from various feedstocks. The ascomycetous yeast Starmerella bombicola produces large amounts of sophorolipids (SLs) that consist of a sophorose head group (2-O--D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose), the anomeric carbon atom of which is attached to an - or (1)hydroxylated C18 or C16 fatty acid. Massive amounts of SLs are produced by S. bombicola from feedstocks as a mixture of lactone-form and acid-form SLs [1, 2].
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