Which Yeast Species Shall I Choose? Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Versus Pichia Pastoris (review)

Overview

Journal Methods Mol Biol

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2012 Mar 29

PMID 22454110

Citations 21

Authors

Richard A J Darby

Stephanie P Cartwright

Marvin V Dilworth

Roslyn M Bill

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Abstract

Having decided on yeast as a production host, the choice of species is often the first question any researcher new to the field will ask. With over 500 known species of yeast to date, this could pose a significant challenge. However, in reality, only very few species of yeast have been employed as host organisms for the production of recombinant proteins. The two most widely used, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris, are compared and contrasted here.

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