Biological Activity of Volatiles from Marine and Terrestrial Bacteria

Biological Activity of Volatiles from Marine and Terrestrial Bacteria

The antiproliferative activity of 52 volatile compounds released from bacteria was investigated in agar diffusion assays against medically important microorganisms and mouse fibroblasts. Furthermore, the activity of these compounds to interfere with the quorum-sensing-systems was tested with two dif...

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Main Authors: Irene Wagner-Dobler, Randi Diestel, Florenz Sasse, Jeroen S. Dickschat, Brigitte Kunze, Stefan Schulz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
lactones
sulfur compounds
pyrazines
bacterial communication
quorum-sensing
ketones
aromatic compounds
agar diffusion assay
terpenes
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/12/2976/

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