Yarrowia lipolytica

**Semantic type:** Fungus

**Definition:** A dimorphic yeast in the phylum Ascomycota. This species is strictly aerobic, degrades hydrophobic substrates, assimilates glucose, fructose and mannose, and utilizes ethanol and glycerol as carbon sources. Y. lipolytica is a biocatalyst and used commercially in biotransformation to catalyze hydrolysis, esterification, interesterification and transesterification reactions. It is also used for the production of citric acid.

**Synonyms:** - Candida lipolytica - M. lipolytica - Mycotorula lipolytica - Y. lipolytica - YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA