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Science identifies the ancient enzyme that makes body odor so pungent – techtoday19
BO can be traced to a specific enzyme. University of York/Unilever Researchers have zeroed in on the source of our stink. The same team that identified the handful of bacteria responsible for human body odor has now gone a step further and pinpointed the enzy…
BO can be traced to a specific enzyme.
University of York/Unilever
Researchers have zeroed in on the source of our stink.
The same team that identified the handful of bacteria responsible for human body odor has now gone a step further and pinpointed the enzyme operating within those organisms. It’s a cysteine-thiol lyase (C-T lyase) enzyme within bacteria like Staphylococcus hominis that makes the actual smelly molecules, which have inspired an entire industry of deodorants to contain them….
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