FAEO Overview (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

FAEO Overview

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The precursor of the HDMF aroma compound (orange and red spheres) binds to the enzyme FaEO (green). The co-enzyme NADPH, depicted here as a multi-colored ball-and-stick model, provides the necessary electrons for the formation of HDMF, the key aroma compound of ripe strawberries.

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A. Schiefner/TUM

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