The effects of a naturally produced benzoquinone on microbes common to flour

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1217-1225

  Yezerski, Ann ^a   Ciccone, Carla ^a   Rozitski, Jill ^a   Volingavage, Beth ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Benzoquinone; Cryptococcus; Pichia; Rhodoturula; Saccharomyces; Tribolium; Yeast

Indexed keywords

2-METHYL-1,4-BENZOQUINONE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLBENZOQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BENZENE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; KETONE; YEAST;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRIBOLIUM; YEAST;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BENZOQUINONES; TRIBOLIUM; YEASTS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PICHIA; PICHIA BURTONII; SACCHAROMYCES; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE);

EID: 34249712848     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9293-2     Document Type: Article

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