Novel approaches to the biosynthesis of vanillin

Microorganisms able to produce vanillin in excess of 6g/l from ferulic acid have now been isolated. In Pseudomonas strains, the metabolic pathway from eugenol via ferulic acid to vanillin has been characterised at the enzymic and molecular genetic levels. Attempts to introduce vanillin production in...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2000-10, Vol.11 (5), p.490-496
Main Authors: Walton, Nicholas J, Narbad, Arjan, Faulds †, CraigB, Williamson †, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benzaldehydes - metabolism
Biotechnology - methods
Coumaric Acids - metabolism
eugenol
Eugenol - metabolism
ferulic acid
Flavoring Agents - metabolism
Food Technology - methods
Genetic Engineering
Mitosporic Fungi - metabolism
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas fluorescens - metabolism
vanillin
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Summary:Microorganisms able to produce vanillin in excess of 6g/l from ferulic acid have now been isolated. In Pseudomonas strains, the metabolic pathway from eugenol via ferulic acid to vanillin has been characterised at the enzymic and molecular genetic levels. Attempts to introduce vanillin production into other organisms by genetic engineering have begun.
ISSN:0958-1669
1879-0429
DOI:10.1016/S0958-1669(00)00125-7