title: Production of S-Methylthioacetate by Brevibacterium linens.
abstract: Volatile sulfur compounds production by eight strains of Brevibacterium linens isolated from cheeses was demonstrated: methanethiol, dimethyldisulfide, and 2,3,4-trithiapentane. Four of these strains also produced S-methylthioacetate, an important aroma component of smear-coated cheeses. It is the first demonstrated microbiological production of a thioester.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Biologique, Equipe de Recherche Associée du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique no. 392, 63170 Aubière, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cuer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dauphin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kergomard
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adda