Volatile compounds selected as inputs for the ANN modelling of antioxidant activity on in vitro models of lipoperoxidation and antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, and Clostridium perfringens
Grey cells indicate volatiles chosen as inputs for the antioxidant and/or antimicrobial activity prediction by artificial neural networks (ANNs). White cells with “-” signify that the compound was not selected as an input for the activity prediction
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