title: Trimethylamine and odorous sweat.
abstract: Analysis of sweat collected from patients experiencing ichthyohidriosis, and from volunteers in whom this odour phenomenon had been artificially induced, showed that trimethylamine was the major causative factor.
authors.affiliation: Section of Biological Chemistry, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000378:metabolism*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008744:Methylamines / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D009812:Odorants; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008744:Methylamines; D010105:Oxygenases; C020066:dimethylaniline monooxygenase (N-oxide forming); C023336:trimethylamine