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BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 134-142Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2005.08.004
Keywords
monoterpenes; terpenoids; biotransformations; enantiomeric resolution
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The main application of terpenes as fragrances and flavors depends on the absolute configuration of the compounds because enantiomers present different organoleptic properties. Biotransformations allow the production of regio- and stereoselective compounds under mild conditions. These products may be labeled as natural. Commercially useful chemical building-blocks and pharmaceutical stereo isomers can also be produced by bioconversion of terpenes. Enzymes and extracts from bacteria, cyanobacteria, yeasts, microalgae, fungi, plants, and animal cells have been used for the production and/or bioconversion of terpenes. In addition, whole cell catalysis has also been used. A variety of media and reactors have been assessed for these biotrans formations and have produced encouraging results, as discussed in this review. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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