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cinnamaldehyde <strong>and</strong> coumarin (cinnamon), are generated from <strong>the</strong>se amino acids via<br />

deamination <strong>and</strong> oxidation or reduction (Fisher her <strong>and</strong> Scott, 1997). Scheme 2.4 below<br />

shows generation <strong>of</strong> aroma compounds from aromatic amino acids phenylalanine <strong>and</strong><br />

tyrosine formed by <strong>the</strong> shikimic acid pathway.<br />

These pathways described are mainly responsible for <strong>the</strong> formation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wid wide wid range <strong>of</strong><br />

volatile constituents which are available in plants.<br />

Scheme 2.4: : Pathway for <strong>the</strong> formation <strong>of</strong> phenolic acids <strong>and</strong> phenol esters in<br />

banana (Tressl <strong>and</strong> Drawert, 1973)<br />

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