The invention belongs to the technical field of bioengineering, and relates to a
yarrowia lipolytica strain with high
squalene yield, a construction method of the
yarrowia lipolytica strain and an application method of the
yarrowia lipolytica strain in
squalane synthesis. Specifically, a DGA1
gene is knocked out on the basis of constructed recombinant yarrowia lipolytica by utilizing a
gene editing means, and then a
squalene synthetase
gene is integrated on a
genome, so that a series of recombinant yarrowia lipolytica strains with high
squalene yield are constructed; the high-yield strain is subjected to
fermentation culture optimization,
tricarboxylic acid circulation
metabolism is strengthened,
alkane is added into a culture solution for extraction to promote
discharge of products, and the final squalene yield reaches 42.1 g / L; the squalene extracted and separated from the
fermentation broth is subjected to hydrogenation reduction by taking Reshaki
nickel as a catalyst to obtain squalene. The constructed recombinant yarrowia lipolytica strain has the advantages of high yield, simple product extraction, separation and conversion, low production cost, and good industrial application prospects.