Table 1.

Common microbial producers of MEL-A and the carbon source used during production [7]

Microbial source	Carbon source	Hydrophobic sugar moiety	Main fatty acid profile	Main structural variant	References
Mo. antarcticus T-34	Soybean oil	4-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-D-erythritol	C8:0, C10:0 and C10:1	MEL-A and MEL-B	[17]
Mo. aphidis DSM 70725 or DSM 14930	Soybean oil	4-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-$\left(1,\to ,4\right)$-D-meso-erythritol	C8:0, C10:0 and C10:1	MEL-A	[18, 19]
T. crassus CBS 9959	Oleic acid and glucose	4-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-(2S,3R)-erythritol	C14:0, C14:1, C16:0, C16:1 and C18:1	Diastereomers of MEL-A, -B and -C	[20]
K. fusiformata JCM 3931 T	Soybean oil	4-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-$\left(1,\to ,4\right)$-D-meso-erythritol	C6 and C8	MEL-A	[21]
Mo. rugulosus NBRC 10877	Soybean oil	4-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-$\left(1,\to ,4\right)$-D-meso-erythritol	C8:0, C10:0, C10:1, C16:0, C18:0 and C18:1	MEL-A	[22]
U. maydis DSM 4500 or ATCC 1482	Sunflower oil	4-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-D-erythritol	C6:0, C14:1 and C16:1	MEL-A	[23]
Candida sp. SY-16	Soybean oil	6-O-$\beta$-D-mannopyranosyl-$\left(1,\to ,4\right)$-D-meso-erythritol	C6:0, C12:0, C14:0 and C14:1	MEL-A	[24]