REDUCTION OF DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE TO DIMETHYLSULFIDE IN THE CAT.
A peculiar sweetish odor was noted in the exhaled breath of cats treated with dimethylsulfoxide. By means of gas chromatographic and mass spectrographic techniques, the responsible compound was identified as dimethylsilfid.
D002415:Cats; D002845:Chromatography; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide; D008660:Metabolism; D009812:Odorants; D012106:Research; D012997:Solvents; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013440:Sulfides; D014556:Urine
D012997:Solvents; D013440:Sulfides; C004784:dimethyl sulfide; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide
CATS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; METABOLISM; SOLVENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFIDES; URINE