Methyl thiobutyrate has a putrid, rancid, sour, pungent cabbage
odor.
Methyl thiobutyrate has a putrid, rancid, sour, pungent, cabbage odor.
Reported found in melon, strawberry, cheeses, fish oil, hop oil and shrimp
ChEBI: S-Methyl butanethioate is a thiocarboxylic ester.
Aroma characteristics at 1.0% EtoH: sulfureous, egg and cheese notes, tomato, tropical fruit top notes
Taste characteristics at 5 ppm: musty, sulfureous, limburger-type cheese top notes, metallic cheese body
The synthesis of short chain S-methyl thioesters (S-methyl thiobutyrate) has been investigated in Geotrichum candidum strain GcG.