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New capacities for phenolic flavour generation in fermentative organisms

ReferenceBBS/E/F/02207060
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr Nicholas Walton
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Quadram Institute Bioscience
DepartmentQuadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 132,828
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/04/1997
End date 31/03/1998
Duration12 months

Abstract

The aim is to introduce a metabolic pathway for phenolic flavour generation into yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. Pseudomonas genes for the metabolism of ferulate and other 4 hydoxycinnamic acids to vanillin and related 4- hydoxybenzaldehydes will be introduced, together with a Saccharomyces gene for the reduction of vanillin to vanillyl alcohol. The project will be a testbed for the concept that yeasts and lactic acid bacteria can be engineered to produce desirable phenolic beverage and food flavours.

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Committee Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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