Microorganisms screening for limonene oxidation Seleção de microrganismos para oxidação de limoneno

Limonene is a monoterpene obtained in large amounts from essential oils and is used as a raw material for the synthesis of flavors and fine chemicals. Several pathways or routes for the microbial degradation of limonene making use of the cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases have been described....

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Main Authors: Lindomar Lerin, Geciane Toniazzo, Débora de Oliveira, Leda Rottava, Cláudio Dariva, Rogério Luis Cansian, Helen Treichel, Francine Padilha, Octávio Augusto Ceva Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2010-06-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612010000200017