Abstract
Summary
Farnesinic acid, α-p-biphenylyl butyric acid, β-hydroxy-β-methyl glutaric acid, α-phenyl butyric acid and dimethyl acrylic acid were found to be antimetabolites of mevalonic acid in this order of decreasing activity for the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus 4963. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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