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Table 3 IC50 values of selected nitrogenous compounds for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y128

From: Inhibition of microbial biofuel production in drought-stressed switchgrass hydrolysate

Compound

IC50 (mM)

2-Methylimidazole

50.9 ± 0.7

4(5)-Methylimidazole

25.2 ± 1.0

2,4-Dimethylimidazole

33.1 ± 10.4

2-Methylpyrazine

>100a

2,3-Dimethylpyrazine

83.9 ± 7.5

2,5-Dimethylpyrazine

80.9 ± 4.8

2,6-Dimethylpyrazine

82.6 ± 3.8

2,3,5-Trimethylpyrazine

66.8 ± 3.5

(5-Methylpyrazin-2-yl)methanol

>80a

  1. IC50 values are reported as the mean ± SEM (n = 3)
  2. aAll replicates had no growth inhibition for the range of concentrations tested