Candida antarctica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Saccharomycetes |
Order: | Saccharomycetales |
Family: | Saccharomycetaceae |
Genus: | Candida |
Species: | C. antarctica |
Binomial name | |
Candida antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Kurtzman, M.J. Smiley, C.J. Johnson & M.J. Hoffman 1983 |
Candida antarctica is a yeast species in the genus Candida.
Candida antarctica is a source of industrially important lipases.Immobilized Candida antarctica lipase can be used to catalyze the regioselective acylation of flavonoids or the direct acetylation with phenolic acids.