Publication Date:
2014-06-21
Description:
Article Vanilla is derived from vanillin isolated from a vanillin-producing orchid, but the process is laborious, costly and results in a small yield. Here, the authors identified an enzyme from the orchid, Vanilla planifolia , that is able to catalyse the formation of vanillin and vanillin glucoside from ferulic acid and its glucoside in vitro , respectively. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms5037 Authors: Nethaji J. Gallage, Esben H. Hansen, Rubini Kannangara, Carl Erik Olsen, Mohammed Saddik Motawia, Kirsten Jørgensen, Inger Holme, Kim Hebelstrup, Michel Grisoni, Birger Lindberg Møller
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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