The
methanethiol percentage in the LT was highest (p<0.01) in HO, and lowest in AN.
Based on bacterial genes, the team identified a human protein which can change
methanethiol into odourless compounds.
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Methanethiol, dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide are important volatile sulfur compounds play an important role for Cheddar cheese flavor.
Levitt, "Oxidation of hydrogen sulfide and
methanethiol to thiosulfate by rat tissues: a specialized function of the colonic mucosa," Biochemical Pharmacology, vol.
(5) Additionally, Lactobacillus can metabolize methionine, which forms volatile sulfur compounds such as
methanethiol, dimethyl disulfide and propionic acid.
Seven sulfur volatiles of hydrogen sulfide sulfur dioxide
methanethiol dimethyl sulfide (DMS) dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) methional and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS)
Dr Seagre said that the likelihood of "false positives" could be reduced by searching for rarer biosignature gases more closely tied to living systems, such as dimethyl sulphide (DMS), and
methanethiol. He also pointed that only a technology that would be able to image a large number of exoplanets would be able to track evidences of extraterrestrial life.
In the team's projections, many corpses' produces a spike in
methanethiol, which is around for only 350 years but transforms into ethane.
Anaerobic production of
methanethiol and other compounds by Brassica vegetables.
Trace amounts of
methanethiol (methyl mercaptan) were also added to the fuel, giving it the distinctive rotten-egg smell that would reveal any significant leakage.
