geosmin

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00:55 Jul 20, 2020
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Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Science (general), Journalism
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

Example sentence(s):
  • 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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Gjeosmina


Definition from own experience or research:
Një përbërje organike e avullueshme (C12H22O), që formohet kryesisht nga bakteret që jetojnë në tokë (si ato të gjinisë Streptomyces) dhe cianobakteret ujore, e që mund të kontribuojë në aromën e këndshme prej dheu pas rënies së shiut ose në shijen dhe aromën e pakëndshme prej myku të ujit të pijshëm dhe disa peshqve të caktuar.

Example sentence(s):
  • Gjeosmina dhe MIB kanë erë dheu dhe myku e ngjashme me erën që lëshon toka kur punohet. - Universiteti i Tiranës, FSHN  
  • Mbështeur në përdorimin e ujit të pijshëm, algat mikroskopike në përbërje të fitoplanktonit, kur zhvillohen vrullshëm, vështirësojnë sistemet filtruese të ujit të pijshëm; lloje të veçanta të tyre, kryesisht cianobakteret, lëshojnë në ujë lëndë të tilla, si gjeosmina dhe 2-MIB (2-metillizoborneol), që i japin ujit shije dhe erë të keqe (Jüttner & Watson, 2007); në kushte të caktuara mjedisore, lloje të tjera mund të prodhojnë deri dhe lëndë helmuese që mund të përbëjnë rrezik për gjallesat ujore, deri dhe për vetë shëndetin e njeriut (Moestrup, 2004). - Publikime shkencore  
Erta Zykaj
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian

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