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Production of 2-Phenylethanol in Roses as the Dominant Floral Scent Compound from L-Phenylalanine by Two Key Enzymes, a PLP-Dependent Decarboxylase and a Phenylacetaldehyde Reductase

Miwa SAKAIThe United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University (Shizuoka University)
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Hiroshi HIRATAFaculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Hironori SAYAMAFaculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Kazuya SEKIGUCHIFaculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Hiroaki ITANOFaculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Tatsuo ASAIFaculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Hideo DOHRAInstitute for Genetic Research and Biotechnology, Shizuoka University
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Masakazu HARAFaculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University
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Naoharu WATANABEGraduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University
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Pages 2408-2419 | Received 14 Feb 2007, Accepted 02 Jul 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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