Table 5.

Production of volatile sulfur compounds depending on sulfur supply^a

Compound	Ratio Met	Ratio Cys	Ratio Sul	Concn (μg/kg)
				HM	LM	HC	LC	HS	LS
DMDS	47.3	0.8	2.4	74.78 ± 3.77	1.58 ± 0.43	1.3 ± 0.21	1.7 ± 0.23	3.85 ± 0.29	1.61 ± 0.16
DMTS	NS	NS	NS	2.38 ± 0.87				0.14 ± 0.05
Methanethiol	NS	NS	NS	0.40 ± 0.02
DMS	NS	NS	NS	0.36 ± 0.03
Methional	NS	NS	NS	0.31 ± 0.07
H2Sb	NS	NS	NS	23.60 ± 3.60				23.53 ± 0.39

^aResults are the mean values ± standard errors of the means for three independent cultures. H, high; L, low; M, methionine; C, cystine; S, sulfate; Ratio Met, HM/LM ratio; Ratio Cys, HC/LC ratio; Ratio Sul, HS/LS ratio; NS, not significant.

^bIn milligrams per kilogram.