Biotechnological Production of Vanillin

Biotechnology in Flavor Production

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-103

  Havkin Frenkel, Daphna ^a   Belanger, Faith C ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fungal organic acid metabolites; Manganese dependent peroxidase; Phenylalanine or tyrosine; Phenylpropanoid C6 C3 compound; Pod like fruit of vanilla, a tropical climbing orchid; Vanillic acid or hydroxypropionic acid; Vanillin biosynthetic pathway in V. planifolia

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955214066     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444302493.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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