benzaldehyde via phenylalanine & L. Plantarum , Hive Chemistry Discourse


		psi0nic (Stranger) 09-21-04 23:08 No 532568				benzaldehyde via phenylalanine & L. Plantarum
						While trawling for info about oxidising phenylalanine I found this link http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/64/8/3009 and thought it might be useful (assuming l. plantarum can be found) since benzaldehyde is a useful chemical.



		Rhodium (Chief Bee) 09-21-04 23:30 No 532571				One of the least promising routes I've seen
						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. ^{The Hive - Clandestine Chemists Without Borders}