BIOPRODUCTION OF FERULIC ACID AND USES THEREOF
The present invention relates to a process for producing ferulic acid, which comprises isolating ferulic acid from a culture media in which encapsulated live feruloyl esterase producing cells are cultivated, wherein the cells are encapsulated in semipermeable polymeric microcapsules. In addition, this invention can be useful to produce ferulic acid as a precursor of vanillin, as a food additive, an antioxidant, an agent to improve sensory properties of wine and beer, bleaching of pulp and metabolic treatments of agro-based wastes.