- 著者
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Mika SHIRASU
Shunji NAGAI
Ryuichi HAYASHI
Atsushi OCHIAI
Kazushige TOUHARA
- 出版者
- (社)日本農芸化学会
- 雑誌
- Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry (ISSN:09168451)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.73, no.9, pp.2117-2120, 2009-09-23 (Released:2009-09-23)
- 参考文献数
- 11
- 被引用文献数
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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.