and thought it might be useful (assuming l. plantarum can be found) since benzaldehyde is a useful chemical.
Title: One of the least promising routes I've seen
Post by: Rhodium on September 21, 2004, 11:30:00 PM
Weighing the cost of L-phenylalanine against that of synthetic precursors like toluene or natural sources like Oil of Bitter Almonds, this proposal of yours seems, at best, expensive and wasteful.