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Fungal biotransformation of limonene and pinene for aroma production

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The biotechnological production of aroma compounds may be carried out using enzymatic methodologies or microbial approaches and different substrates. In this context, the use of low-cost monoterpenes such as limonene and pinene isomers and fungal biocatalysts can be considered a promising approach for the production of oxygenated derivatives with important aroma characteristics. Considering the diversity of fungi strains employed on the biotransformation processes, this review presents the most important strategies applied to the production of monoterpene-derived aromas using limonene and pinene isomers as substrates, summarizing the main structural modifications achieved as well as strategies for the screening of novel strains, optimization of process parameters and the biological potential of these aromas.

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The authors would like to thank the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas (FAPEAM) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for the financial support of this research.

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EdSS: conceptualization, data curation, writing—original draft and writing—review & editing. BNP: supervision and writing—original draft. AQLdS: supervision and writing—original draft. ADLdS: supervision and writing—review & editing.

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Correspondence to Elison de Souza Sevalho.

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de Souza Sevalho, E., Paulino, B.N., de Souza, A.Q.L. et al. Fungal biotransformation of limonene and pinene for aroma production. Braz. J. Chem. Eng. 40, 1–21 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-022-00239-1

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