Dimethyl trisulfide as a characteristic odor associated with fungating cancer wounds.
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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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
دوره 73 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009