geosmin

Dutch translation: geosmine

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00:55 Jul 20, 2020

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English term or phrase: geosmin

Definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary:
a volatile, organic compound C12H22O that is formed especially by soil-dwelling bacteria (such as streptomyces) and aquatic cyanobacteria and that may contribute to the earthy, pleasant odor of petrichor or impart a disagreeable, musty taste and odor to drinking water and certain fish

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To put that in context, a shark can smell blood at one part per million. That means human noses are 200,000X more sensitive to geosmin, which is also the source of the earthy taste in some vegetables, than a shark is to blood. American Council on Science and Health
They came up with the idea of “olfactogenetics.” It’s similar in principle to optogenetics, an approach Potter had been trying with Drosophila but to underwhelming results. Rather than using light to stimulate a specific neuron, olfactogenetics uses an odor—geosmin. nature
Yet despite this substantial body of knowledge, geosmin and 2-MIB remain poorly understood throughout much of the water industry, and misconceptions which impede the prediction, treatment, and control of these volatile organic compounds (VOCs) persist. ASM Journals

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Dutch translation:geosmine

Definition:
Geosmine is een organische verbinding die geproduceerd wordt door micro-organismen, waaronder bacteriën uit het geslacht Streptomyces die leven in de bodem en rottend materiaal op en in de bodem, en door blauwalgen (cyanobacteriën). Het is een bicyclisch alcohol.

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geosmine

Definition from Wikipedia:
Geosmine is een organische verbinding die geproduceerd wordt door micro-organismen, waaronder bacteriën uit het geslacht Streptomyces die leven in de bodem en rottend materiaal op en in de bodem, en door blauwalgen (cyanobacteriën). Het is een bicyclisch alcohol.

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Geosmine wordt veroorzaakt door microbiële activiteit van bacteriën van het geslacht Streptomyces, die na een rustperiode tijdens droogte bij de eerste regenbui weer actief worden - Van Dale Uitgevers
De aanwezigheid van geosmine en/of MIB geosmine in het visvlees veroorzaakt een gronderige smaak. - Grondsmaak in kweekvis deel 1
Geosmine is één van de vele secundaire metabolieten die actinomyceten produceren - Stichting BWN

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