Synthesis and production of steviol glycosides: recent research trends and perspectives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2021, Pages 3883-3900

  Libik Konieczny, Marta ^a   Capecka, Ewa ^b   Tuleja, Monika ^c   Konieczny, Robert ^c  

^a THE FRANCISZEK GÓRSKI INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Diterpene glycoside; Secondary metabolism; Stevia

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; SUGARS;

EXTRACTION AND PURIFICATIONS; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES; RECENT RESEARCHES; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SECONDARY METABOLITES; STEVIA REBAUDIANA BERTONI; STEVIOL GLYCOSIDES;

GLYCOSIDES;

DITERPENOID; GLYCOSIDE; NUTRACEUTICAL; STEVIOL; GLUCOSIDE; KAURANE DERIVATIVE; STEVIOSIDE; SWEETENING AGENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTIVATION; METABOLISM; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PURIFICATION;

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT; AGRONOMY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BOTANY; CALLUS (PLANT); CALORIE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CULTIVAR; DNA MODIFICATION; DROUGHT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT QUALITY; LIPOGENESIS; MICROORGANISM; MICROPROPAGATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT ORGANOGENESIS; PLANT ROOT; POLYPLOIDY; REVIEW; SALT STRESS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; STEVIA REBAUDIANA; SWEETNESS; TEMPERATURE; STEVIA;

STEVIA REBAUDIANA;

DITERPENES, KAURANE; GLUCOSIDES; GLYCOSIDES; PLANT LEAVES; STEVIA; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 85105534129     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11306-x     Document Type: Review

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