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. 1973 Feb;25(2):257–261. doi: 10.1128/am.25.2.257-261.1973

Volatile Compounds Produced in Sterile Fish Muscle (Sebastes melanops) by Pseudomonas perolens1

A Miller III aa, R A Scanlan a, J S Lee a, L M Libbey a, M E Morgan a
PMCID: PMC380782  PMID: 4694344

Abstract

Volatile compounds produced by Pseudomonas perolens ATCC 10757 in sterile fish muscle (Sebastes melanops) were identified by combined gas-liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Compounds positively identified included methyl mercaptan, dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl trisulfide, 3-methyl-1-butanol, butanone, and 2-methoxy-3-isopropylpyrazine. Compounds tentatively identified included 1-penten-3-ol and 2-methoxy-3-sec-butylpyrazine. The substituted pyrazine derivative 2-methoxy-3-isopropylpyrazine was primarily responsible for the musty, potato-like odor produced by P. perolens.

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