''Candida antarctica'' is a yeast species in the genus ''
Candida''.
''Candida antarctica'' is a source of important
industrial enzymes.
Immobilized ''Candida antarctica'' lipase can be used to catalyze the regioselective acylation of
flavonoids or the direct acetylation with
phenolic acid
Phenolic acids or phenolcarboxylic acids are types of aromatic acid compounds. Included in that class are substances containing a phenolic ring and an organic carboxylic acid function (C6-C1 skeleton). Two important naturally occurring types of ph ...
s.
This species contains a lipase enzyme that is able to cleave ester bonds in PET plastic.
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antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
Fungi described in 1983
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