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Jasmine scent from engineered microbes

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Fine chemical production mostly relies on petroleum-based chemical synthesis. Now, a process is established to produce benzyl acetate, the main fragrance molecule in jasmine scent, from renewable sugars with engineered bacteria.

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Fig. 1: Delayed co-cultivation strategy for benzyl acetate production.

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Sokolova, N., Haslinger, K. Jasmine scent from engineered microbes. Nat Chem Eng 1, 201–202 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00036-2

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