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. 2020 May 31;104(15):6527–6547. doi: 10.1007/s00253-020-10697-7

Table 3.

Reported examples of bioconversion of pectin-rich residues by non-conventional yeasts

Yeast Pectin-rich residues Initial sugar concentration (of total sugars in hydrolysate) Bioproducts (final concentration or yield) References
Scheffersomyces (Pichia) stipitis NRRL Y-7124 Sugar beet pulp hydrolysate 75 g/L Ethanol (37.1 g/L) Günan Yücel and Aksu (2015)
Pichia kudriavzevii KVMP10 Kinnow mandarin peels hydrolysate 79 g/L Ethanol (34 g/L) Kaur Sandhu et al. (2012)
Orange peel hydrolysate 101 g/L Ethanol (54 g/L) Koutinas et al. (2016)
Candida parapsilosis IFM 48375 Orange peel hydrolysate Ethanol (0.85 g EtOH/4.2 g of dry matter of orange peel) Tsukamoto et al. (2013)
Candida parapsilosis NRRL Y-12969 Orange peel hydrolysate Ethanol (0.76 g EtOH/4.2 of dry matter of orange peel) Tsukamoto et al. (2013)
Hanseniaspora uvarum H.u. 283 Apple pomace hydrolysate 36 g/kg of apple pomace Ethanol (2.8% (w/w) of reducing sugars) Volatile fruity-like aroma compounds (esters and γ-Nonalactone) Rodríguez Madrera et al. (2015)
Hanseniaspora valbyensis H.v. 43 Apple pomace hydrolysate 36 g/Kg of apple pomace Ethanol (2.8% (w/w) of reducing sugars) Volatile fruity-like aroma compounds (esters and γ-Nonalactone) Rodríguez Madrera et al. (2015)
Yarrowia lipolytica MYA-2613 Apple pomace hydrolysate 80 g/L Lipids (25.8 g/L (C16:0; C18:0; C18:1 C20:0) Liu et al. (2019)
Trichosporon cutaneum AS 2.571 Beet pulp hydrolysate 52 g/L Lipids (7.2 g/L) (palmitic; stearic; oleic, linolenic) Wang et al. (2015)
Trichosporon fermentans CICC 1368 Beet pulp hydrolysate 52 g/L Lipids (5.8 g/L) (palmitic; stearic; oleic, linolenic) Wang et al. (2015)
Cryptococcus curvatus ATCC 20509 Beet pulp hydrolysate 52 g/L Lipids (6.9 g/L) (palmitic; stearic; oleic, linolenic) Wang et al. (2015)
Rhodosporidium toruloides NRRL1091 Orange peel waste 18 g/L Lipids (5.8 g/L) (palmitic; oleic) Carota et al. (2020)
Cryptococcus laurentii UCD 68–201 Orange peel waste 18 g/L Lipids (4.5 g/L) (palmitic; oleic)
Rhodotorula sp. Apple pomace hydrolysate 40 g/L Carotenoids (16.8 mg/100 g DCW) Joshi et al. (2013)
Trichosporon penicillatum SNO-3 Citrus peel hydrolysate (Citrus unshiu) 23.2% (w/w) Protopectin-solubilizing enzyme Sakai and Okushima (1980)
Torula (Candida) utilis CCT3469 Apple pomace hydrolysate 15%(w/w) Lignocellulosic enzymes: pectinase (25 μg/mL), manganese-dependent peroxidase (2.5 μg/mL), cellulase and xylanase (< 1 μg/mL) Villas-Bôas et al. (2002)
Torula (Candida) utilis DSM 70163 Sugar beet pulp hydrolysate 45 g/L Single cell protein (43% g protein/g sugar consumed) Nigam and Vogel (1991)
Candida tropicalis DSM 7015 45 g/L Single cell protein (39% g protein/g sugar consumed) Nigam and Vogel (1991)
Candida parapsilosis DSM 70125 45 g/L Single cell protein (34% g protein/g sugar consumed) Nigam and Vogel (1991)
Candida solani ATCC 14440 45 g/L Single cell protein (35% g protein/g sugar consumed) Nigam and Vogel (1991)