“…When amino acids are absorbed by microorganisms, the rate of protein synthesis can change significantly, thereby affecting the activity and regulation of metabolic pathways carried out by the relevant proteins (Zhao, 1997;Hu et al, 2004;Lü et al, 2006;Song, 2007;Zheng et al, 2007). Many studies have shown that L-phenylalanine can be converted to benzaldehyde by microbes (Berger et al, 1987;Kawabe and Morita, 1993;Krings et al, 1996;Lapadatescu et al, 1997;Lomascolo et al, 2001). In our study, when L-phenylalanine was added to WA, the yield of benzaldehyde increased by 30%, which was consistent with a previous report (Kawabe and Morita, 1993).…”