Actinomycete: Isolation and Identification of Agent Responsible for Musty Odors
- 3 June 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 152 (3727) , 1372-1373
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.152.3727.1372
Abstract
A compound produced by certain actinomycete cultures is responsible for a persistent musty odor. It has been isolated in high purity and identified by chemical and spectroscopic properties. Possible structures are discussed.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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