Conversion of green note aldehydes into alcohols by yeast alcohol dehydrogenase

'Green note' aldehydes were successfully reduced into their corresponding alcohol by commercial yeast alcohol dehydrogenase. Among different yeasts tested for their ability to convert (Z)-3-hexenal into (Z)-3-hexenol, Pichia anomala gave the best results. Conversion yields higher than 90% were also obtained by directly conducting the reaction in the medium where (Z)-3-hexenal is produced by the action of lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase on linolenic acid.