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resistance to antibiotic are major concerns relation between pH and BA contents, the
in CNS. lowest pH generally being characterized by
highest amine levels (Vandekerckove 1977;
Eitenmiller et al. 1978; Halàsz et al. 1994;
Biogenic Amines
Bover-Cid et al. 1999; Parente et al. 2001),
The accumulation of biogenic amines (BA) according to the hypothesis that biogenic
in foods requires the presence of amino acid amine production could be a protective
precursors, microorganisms with amino mechanism for microorganisms against
acid decarboxylase activity, and favorable acidic environmental conditions