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The polyphenol trans-resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is one of the best known plant secondary metabolites. The number of articles devoted to trans-resveratrol has been steadily increasing. Trans-resveratrol is a molecule that is beneficial to human health; this explains the high level of interest in trans-resveratrol among different research groups. Therefore, it is important to develop an effective method to produce this compound commercially. The applicability of biotechnology for trans-resveratrol extraction is still uncertain. This review describes and compares the available biotechnological methods of trans-resveratrol production, focusing on their advantages and disadvantages.
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The author is grateful to Alexandra S. Dubrovina for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by grant of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (10-04-00,189-a), by grants of the Far East Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Kiselev, K.V. Perspectives for production and application of resveratrol. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 90, 417–425 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-011-3184-8
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