The Use of Enzyme Systems of the Genus Prunus for the Production of Benzaldehyde

Abstract

Benzaldehyde occurs in a number of plants, especially in the family Rosaceae and in particular in the genus Prunus. In nature, there are more than 100 genera and 3,000 species in the Rosaceae family. The objective of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of leaf essential oil of peach (Prunus persica L.) and cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus L.) as a new potential source of natural benzaldehyde.

Keywords

• amygdalin
• benzaldehyde
• biotechnology
• essential oil
• hydrodistillation