C12Y207/01091

MUTANT WICKERHAMMYCES CIFERRll STRAIN HAVING IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY FOR TAPS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TAPS USING SAME

The present invention relates to a Wickerhamomyces ciferrii mutant strain having an improved ability to produce tetraacetylphytosphingosine (TAPS), and a method for producing TAPS using the same. The Wickerhamomyces ciferrii mutant strain provided by the present invention exhibits excellent TAPS productivity, and thus may be widely used in development of various products that use TAPS.