Gender-specific differences between the concentrations of nonvolatile (R)/(S)-3-Methyl-3-Sulfanylhexan-1-Ol and (R)/(S)-3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Hexanoic acid odor precursors in axillary secretions

Chemical Senses

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-210

  Troccaz, Myriam ^a,b   Borchard, Gerrit ^a   Vuilleumier, Christine ^b   Raviot Derrien, Sophie ^b   Niclass, Yvan ^b   Beccucci, Sabine ^b   Starkenmann, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Analysis and Perception Department   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Axillary odor; Cysteinylglycine S conjugate; Gender; Odor precursor; Thiol

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY 3 METHYLHEXANOIC ACID; 3 METHYL 3 SULFANYLHEXAN 1 OL; SULFUR; THIOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; SWEAT;

AXILLA; BODILY SECRETIONS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; HEXANOLS; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; SULFANILIC ACIDS; SWEAT; SWEATING;

ALLIUM CEPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 60849107747     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjn076     Document Type: Article

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