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Sep 2026
Engineering Kluyveromyces marxianus for efficient 2-phenylethanol production: from metabolic design to process innovation
2-Phenylethanol (2-PE) is a valuable aromatic alcohol known for its rose-like scent, widely used in the fragrance, food, and cosmetics industries. The growing demand for “natural” certified products is driving increasing interest in microbial fermentation as a sustainable and promising alternative to chemical synthes...
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