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The production of aromas by plant cell cultures

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Biotechnology of Aroma Compounds

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The adoption of a plant cell or tissue culture process for the production of various aroma compounds will depend on its ability to compete with current agricultural sources. To compete with the normal sources the plant culture process will, at least initially, involve low volume and high price compounds and high productivity, which requires a high yield of product. A wide range of aroma compounds have been detected in plant cultures, but the yields have been low (0.01–0.3% dry weight). Increases in yield have been obtained either by providing a site for the accumulation of the aroma compounds or by inducing some form of differentiation, such as root or shoots, into the culture. The scale-up of either suspension or organised cultures is possible as bioreactor cultivation of both types of culture has been successful, but there may be problems in obtaining high growth rates and biomass levels with organised cultures.

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Scragg, A.H. (1997). The production of aromas by plant cell cultures. In: Berger, R.G., et al. Biotechnology of Aroma Compounds. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 55. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0102068

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