One of the difficulties in the commercialization of biolipid production by oleaginous yeasts may be due to low productivity (Feofilova et al., 2010). In general, the growth of oleaginous yeasts is much slower, compared with that of ascomycetes such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and biolipid production by oleaginous yeasts requires a prolonged period to produce maximum yields ( Ageitos et al., 2011).