Vanilla flavour: Production by conventional and biotechnological routes

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 289-304

  Rao, S Ramachandra ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Biotechnology; Biotransformation; Genetic engineering; Precursor; Safety; Vanilla Flavour

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; EXTRACTION; METABOLITE; TISSUE CULTURE; VANILLA; VANILLIN;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0033998571     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0010(200002)80:3<289::aid-jsfa543>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Review

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