Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for synthesizing squalene and application thereof
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGNAN UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2021-08-10
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for synthesizing squalene and an application thereof, belonging to the technical field of genetic engineering. Background technique
[0002] Squalene (squalene) is an important terpenoid compound, which is the precursor of many bioactive compounds, such as steroids and hopene. At the same time, squalene has many values, such as being used in the cosmetic industry as a moisturizing ingredient, due to His antioxidant properties can be used as a moisturizer, and squalene is also beneficial to human health, including anti-tumor, anti-fungal / fungal, enhancing the body's immunity, and lowering cholesterol, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-oxidation, etc. Squalene is also widely used to make stable emulsions, such as vaccines, drugs and other medicinal substrates. The traditional method extracts from shark liver by illegal means or inefficiently extracts from plants, but in view of its lim...