Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A potential stereospecific reduction tool for biotransformation of mono- and sesquiterpenoids

Yeast

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-107

  Khor, Guat Kheng ^a   Uzir, Mohamad Hekarl ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Monoterpenoids; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sesquiterpenoids; Stereospecific reduction; Whole cell

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CITRONELLOL; FRAGRANCE; GERANIOL; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; NEROL; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPINEOL;

AROMA; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL BOND; ENANTIOMER; FOOD INDUSTRY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; MONOTERPENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SESQUITERPENES;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78751527150     PISSN: 0749503X     EISSN: 10970061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/yea.1827     Document Type: Review

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