Application of metabolic engineering to vanillin biosynthetic pathways in Vanilla planifolia

Applications of Plant Metabolic Engineering

Volumn 9781402060311, Issue , 2007, Pages 175-196

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

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta glucosidase; Flavour; Glycosyl transferase; P hydroxybenzaldehyde; Vanillin

Indexed keywords

FLAVOR COMPOUNDS; FLAVORS;

4-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; GLYCOSYL TRANSFERASE; P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; VANILLIN; WORLD CONSUMPTION;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

EID: 84919653349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6031-1_7     Document Type: Chapter

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