Inhibitory effect of betel quid on the volatility of methyl mercaptan

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1979-1983

  Wang, Chin Kun ^a   Chen, Su Lin ^a   Wu, Mei Guey ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Betel quid; Gel filtration; Halitosis; Methyl mercaptan; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

BETEL EXTRACT; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TANNIN; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL FILTRATION; HALITOSIS; ODOR; TAIWAN; VOLATILIZATION;

ARECA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION;

ARECA; PIPER BETEL; PIPER BETLE;

EID: 0034869493     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf000433l     Document Type: Article

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