| Literature DB >> 5818039 |
K Smith, G F Thompson, H D Koster.
Abstract
The substance causing the peculiar odor in sweat of schizophrenic patients has been isolated and identified as trans-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid by gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The natural and the synthetic compounds were cleaves across the double bond to give 2-pentanone and oxalic acid, thereby confirming the structure.Entities:
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Year: 1969 PMID: 5818039 DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3903.398
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728