Felix Lehmann & Martin Grininger/Goethe UniversityResearchers reprogram yeast cells to produce medium-chain fatty acids as palm oil alternative
German and Chinese researchers have developed a protein engineering approach that reprograms metazoan fatty acid synthase to produce short- and medium-chain fatty acids with unprecedented specificity. The technology, demonstrated in the industrial yeast Ogataea polymorpha, offers a sustainable alternative to palm kernel oil extraction for food.
