A Cu2+/l-cysteine bilayer-coated microcantilever undergoes bending upon exposure to dimethyl methyl phosphonate at concentration as low as 10-15 M due to the complexation of a phosphonyl group with the Cu2+/l-cysteine bilayer on the microcantilever surface.

Biotransformation of nerol by larvae of the common cutworm (Spodoptera litura) was investigated. The resulting major metabolites were (2Z,6E)-1-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-8-oic acid and 8-hydroxynerol, and the minor metabolites were 9-hydroxynerol and (2Z,6E)-1-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-8-al. (2Z,6E)-1-Hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-8-oic acid is a novel compound. The results ...

Normal, pale soft exudative (PSE) and dark firm dry (DFD) pork Longissimus dorsi muscles were vacuum packaged, irradiated at 0 or 4.5 kGy and stored at 4°C for 10 days. Volatile production from pork loins was determined at Day 0 and Day 10 of storage at 4°C. With both aerobic and vacuum packaging, irradiation increased the production of sulfur-containing volatiles (carbon disulfide, mercaptomet...