5.2. Technological applications
Bekatorou et al. (2002) studied the efficiency of dried figs as an alternative natural support for yeast cells immobilization and used it as biocatalyst in brewing. Authors concluded that dried figs are an interesting carrier for cell immobilization, because they are inexpensive, abundant, edible, and confers a special organoleptic character to the produced beers with an adequate consumer acceptance (Bekatorou et al., 2002). Despite not being a way to obtain chemical diversity, this technological application constitutes a good alternative to use figs in chemical reactions, such as biotransformation.