title: Effect of carbohydrates on growth of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis.
abstract: We examined the effect of 31 carbohydrates on the growth of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis. Arbutin and its breakdown product, hydroquinone, inhibited growth of both species; the other substrates did not alter the extent of growth. Volatile and nonvolatile end products of carbohydrate metabolism were not detected by gas chromatography.
mesh_terms: D001104:Arbutin / Q000378:metabolism; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006873:Hydroquinones / Q000378:metabolism; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006873:Hydroquinones; D001104:Arbutin