Active Component in Skunk Urine

[Edward Theodore Michelini]

Is it ethyl mercaptan? It was listed as the smelliest chemical in the 
Guiness Book, and I got to work with it to try and add to a cys! Yuck!

Ted Michelini

On Sat, 17 Aug 1996, Stefan Einar Stefansson wrote:

> Hi 
> 
> I was recently asked if I knew what the active components in skunk urine 
> was.
> I thought it was some sulfure compound, but not sure.
> 
> Does anyone have a clue what it is?
> 
> Stefan
> 
>