title: Studies on the earthy-musty odours in natural water (IV). Mechanism of earthy-musty odour production of actinomycetes.
abstract: Many reservoirs for water supply have been troubled with earthy-musty odour compounds--2-metylisoborneol (2-MIB) and geosmin. Both of these compounds are terpenoid and related to the metabolite of L-methionine. An experiment using [CD3]methionine and [14CH3]methionine showed that the C-2 methyl group in 2-MIB originate from L-methionine. In the incubation experiment with 10-1000 mg/l of L-methionine, 2-MIB and geosmin appeared in the earlier stages, in greater amounts than in the control. The maximum production of 2-MIB and geosmin increased considerably in the experiments with 10 and 100 mg/l of L-methionine. The effective time for L-methionine addition was after 1 d. Additions after 3 and 5 d were similar to the control. In the incubation experiment with 10-1000 mg/l of folic acid, 2-MIB and geosmin increased only during the 1000 mg/l addition. There seems to be little doubt that L-methionine takes part in the metabolism of 2-MIB and geosmin.
authors.affiliation: Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyama
mesh_terms: D001892:Camphanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008715:Methionine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009284:Naphthols / Q000378:metabolism*; D009812:Odorants; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001892:Camphanes; D009284:Naphthols; C005536:2-methylisoborneol; D005492:Folic Acid; D008715:Methionine; C001278:geosmin