The application belongs to the technical field of
biology, and discloses an exogenous
cofactor enhanced
Yarrowia lipolytica strain, a method and application in high-efficiency synthesis of EPA and lipids. The
chassis strain of the
Yarrowia lipolytica strain is
Yarrowia lipolytica Po1f, and part of elongated desaturase in a
fatty acid synthesis pathway, mainly including Δ9
elongase, Δ8 desaturase, Δ5 desaturase and Δ17 desaturase genes, is overexpressed in the strain. On this basis, G6PDH and
malic enzyme are simultaneously overexpressed. The strain improves the EPA and lipid yield of Yarrowia lipolytica. The application is suitable for constructing a
gene engineering strain with high EPA and lipid yield, and provides a basis for Yarrowia lipolytica to produce EPA-rich oil, so as to solve the problems of unsustainability and high cost caused by obtaining EPA from fish.