Microbial volatile compounds in health and disease conditions

Journal of Breath Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Thorn, Robin Michael Statham ^a   Greenman, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINE; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDOLE; METHIONINE; MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; PYRUVIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHANASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE SULFUR COMPOUND;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CATABOLISM; DEAMINATION; DECARBOXYLATION; DENTAL CARIES; DEPOLYMERIZATION; DESULFURIZATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FERMENTATION; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GINGIVITIS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HALITOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MICROBIAL SUCCESSION; MICROCOSM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PUTREFACTION; REDUCTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SOFT IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TONSILLITIS; TRANSAMINATION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; WOUND INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861465597     PISSN: 17527155     EISSN: 17527163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1752-7155/6/2/024001     Document Type: Review

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