title: Impact of sorbic acid on germinant receptor-dependent and -independent germination pathways in Bacillus cereus.
abstract: Amino acid- and inosine-induced germination of Bacillus cereus ATCC 14579 spores was reversibly inhibited in the presence of 3 mM undissociated sorbic acid. Exposure to high hydrostatic pressure, Ca-dipicolinic acid (DPA), and bryostatin, an activator of PrkC kinase, negated this inhibition, pointing to specific blockage of signal transduction in germinant receptor-mediated germination.
authors.affiliation: Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Nieuwe Kanaal 9A, 6709 PA Wageningen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: C C J
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: van Melis
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Nierop Groot
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abee
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D054713:Bryostatins / Q000378:metabolism; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D007288:Inosine / Q000378:metabolism; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways; D010848:Picolinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013011:Sorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D054713:Bryostatins; D010848:Picolinic Acids; D007288:Inosine; C004860:dipicolinic acid; D013011:Sorbic Acid