| 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 | |
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Candida antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Kurtzman, M.J. Smiley, C.J. Johnson & M.J. Hoffman 1983 |
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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.