Pichia pastoris

  • A methylotrophic yeast 
  • Discovered in 1960, with the unique ability to utilize methanol as a carbon source and energy
  • A suitable system for the production of recombinant proteins of mammalian origin. 
    • Appropriate folding of a mammalian protein is easily achieved
    • Protein is secreted outside the cell

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