RT Journal Article T1 Turning residues into valuable compounds: organic waste conversion into odd-chain fatty acids via the carboxylate platform by recombinant oleaginous yeast A1 De Vicente, Marta A1 Gonzalez Fernández, Cristina A1 Nicaud, Jean Marc A1 Tomás Pejó, Elia AB Environmental concerns are rising the need to find cost-effective alternatives to fossil oils. In this sense, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are proposed as carbon source for microbial oils production that can be converted into oleochemicals. This investigation took advantage of the outstanding traits of recombinant Yarrowia lipolytica strains to assess the conversion of SCFAs derived from real digestates into odd-chain fatty acids (OCFA). High yeast OCFAs content was aimed by using two engineered strains (Y. lipolytica JMY7780 and JMY7782). Batch and two-step batch fermentations were performed, reaching high lipid content (40.8% w/w) and lipid yield (0.07 g/g) with JMY7782, which overexpresses propionyl-CoA synthase. Fed-batch fermentation with an acetic acid pulse after 24 h was also carried out to promote SCFAs consumption and OCFAs production. In this case, SCFAs consumption rate increased and JMY7782 was able to accumulate up to 60.4% OCFAs of the total lipids produced from food waste-derived carbon sources. PB Springer SN 1475-2859 YR 2025 FD 2025 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118572 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118572 LA eng NO de Vicente, M., Gonzalez-Fernández, C., Nicaud, J.M. et al. Turning residues into valuable compounds: organic waste conversion into odd-chain fatty acids via the carboxylate platform by recombinant oleaginous yeast. Microb Cell Fact 24, 32 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-025-02647-7 NO This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the grand RYC2019-027773-I, BIOMIO (PID2020-119403RB-C21) supported by MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 and the Ministry of Science and innovation for the predoctoral contract for the formation of future doctors (FPI 2021) (PID2020-119403RB-C21). NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) DS Docta Complutense RD 18 abr 2025