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Inhibition of germination ofBacillus cereus T spores by phenylglyoxal

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Phenylglyoxal at a concentration of 0.6mm inhibited germination ofBacillus cereus T spores as characterized by a decrease in absorbance, dipicolinic acid and loss in heat resistance in a chemically defined growth and sporulation medium. In a germination medium containingl-alanine and adenosine, phenylglyoxal inhibited decrease in absorbance and affected partial loss of viability. It is postulated that phenylglyoxal interacts with free amino groups of various enzymes or amino compounds present in the spore structure thereby causing the inhibition of germination.

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    Present address: Discipline of Biochemistry and Applied Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, 570013, Mysore, India

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Plant University of Agriculture and Technology, 263145, Pantnagar, India

    B. P. Ram, R. S. Rana & K. G. Gollakota

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Ram, B.P., Rana, R.S. & Gollakota, K.G. Inhibition of germination ofBacillus cereus T spores by phenylglyoxal. Folia Microbiol 24, 228–233 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926453

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