Sentences with phrase «aromatic compounds called»

Many evergreen trees give off aromatic compounds called phytoncides that increase natural killer (NK) cells, your immune system's lead defense against viruses and disease.

Milos Novotny, a chemist at Indiana University, found that both are oily aromatic compounds called farnesenes.

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Researchers working on the Ribeirão Preto campus of the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that a bacterium found in the microbiota associated with leafcutter ant species Atta sexdens rubropilosa produces the so - called «trail pheromones,» i.e, the aromatic chemical compounds used by the ants to lay a trail to their nest.

Among the greatest concerns is that compounds in oil called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) could have long - term sublethal effects on marine organisms that were at the peak of their spawning season when the spill began.

After analyzing thousands of compounds in the samples, the researchers determined that the presence of small metabolites called aromatics, which vary depending on a person's diet, also contributed to variations in bacterial growth.

Oddly, however, scientists have a rough idea of what some alien molecules would smell like: many detected so far belong to a class of compounds called aromatics, which are derived from benzene (C6H6) and were originally named for their strong odors.

Aside from it's aromatic flavor, vanilla contains compounds called vanilloids — potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant polyphenols which can help alleviate many of our chronic inflammation - related problems and diseases (ie.