单词 | skatole, 3-methylindole |
释义 | skatole, 3-methylindoleskatole, 3-methylindoleThe substance in faeces that confers the smell. It is a breakdown product of bile and can be prepared by the action of potassium hydroxide on egg albumin. It attracts dung flies but, for evolutionary reasons connected with the bacterial content of faeces, repels humans. See also INDOLE. |
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