Abstract
Biosurfactants (BSs) are produced in abundance from various feedstocks by diverse microorganisms, and are used in various applications. In this paper, we describe a new yeast isolate that produces glycolipid-BSs from glycerol, with the aim of enhancing the utilization of the surplus glycerol produced by the oleo-chemical industry. As a result of the screening, strain ZM1502 was obtained as a potential producer of BS from glycerol. Based on TLC analysis, the strain produced glycolipid BSs. According to structural analyses (NMR, MALDI-TOF MS, and GC-MS), the main component of the glycolipids was 6',6"-di-O-acetylated acid-form sophorolipid (SL). Interestingly, the strain produced only acid-form SL, without lactone-form SLs, although the conventional SL-producing yeast, Starmerella bombicola, produces lactone-form SLs with small amounts of the acid-form. Based on taxonomy, the strain was identified as Candida floricola. It produced 3.5 g L-1 of acid-form SLs in 20% (w/v) glycerol. In addition, C. floricola CBS7290 and NBRC10700T also produced only acid-form SLs from glycerol. These results suggest that C. floricola would enhance the utilization of waste glycerol as a fermentation feedstock and facilitate a broad range of applications for SLs.
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