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Monoterpenes, widely distributed in nature, constitute suitable precursor substrates for potential production of valuable natural flavour and fragrance compounds. Among various monoterpenes, limonene is a cheap and readily available starting material, utilized for e.g. biotransformation into more valuable compounds like carvone and alpha-terpineol. This rewiev presents properties, application, and possibilities, as well as trials of biotechnological conversion of limonene using some microorganisms.