| Literature DB >> 19734656 |
Mika Shirasu1, Shunji Nagai, Ryuichi Hayashi, Atsushi Ochiai, Kazushige Touhara.
Abstract
Some advanced cancer patients suffer from pungent sulfury malodor. To determine the chemical identity of the odorant, we performed gas chromatography-mass spectrometry-olfactometry analysis of volatiles from fungating cancer wounds. We identified the source of the characteristic smell as dimethyl trisulfide, a compound that is known to be emitted from some vegetables and microorganisms. Controlling the production of dimethyl trisulfide should improve quality of life of patients.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19734656 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.90229
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem ISSN: 0916-8451 Impact factor: 2.043