Improvement of lipid production from glucose/xylose mixed-sugar by the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi through ultra-violet mutagenesis.

The oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi is a promising triacylglycerol (TAG) producer for biodiesel fuel. However, it is necessary to further improve TAG productivity in L. starkeyi from a mixed sugar of glucose and xylose.