Lol Sharon, hey there are probably many untapped applications to our
odours.

For instance, we could be the next generation for chemical warfare
weaponry. They could get the 101st Airborne Division to simply
parachute us behind enemy lines. They'd be waving their white flags
at us before we even landed! :))
Arun



--- In Trimethylaminuria@yahoogroups.com, "sharnsk" <sharnsk@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Arun,
>
> I read the article on your web site at MSN. In researching it I
> wondered if we could make some money off our odors by converting
> them to fossil fuels? LOL, read below! People with TMAU are told
> that their bodies may have adverse effects to sulfa also.
>
> Some how I bet Desmopressin as found in Dr Werner's paper fits
into
> this. You can tell I don't understand how our body manufactures it
> but here is a description from Wikipedia:
>
> Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or methylthiomethane is an organosulfur
> compound.
>
> Organosulfur compounds are organic compounds that contain sulfur
> (sulphur). They are often associated with foul odours, but
> ironically many of the sweetest compounds known are organosulfur
> derivatives. Nature abounds with organosulfur compounds—sulfur is
> essential for life. Two of the 20 common amino acids are
> organosulfur compounds. Fossil fuels, coal, petroleum, and natural
> gas, which are derived from ancient organisms, necessarily contain
> organosulfur compounds, the removal of which is a major focus of
oil
> refineries.
>
>
> --- In Trimethylaminuria@yahoogroups.com, "Arun Nagrath"
> <arunnagrath@> wrote:
> >
> > Bloodborne faecal halitosis which is not due to
Trimethylaminuria
> is
> > due to a hitherto unresearched metabolic disorder.
> >
> > All we know for sure is that dimethylsulfide (DMS) is present in
> the
> > blood and in the breath. For those of us who have breath and
body
> > odour then I believe the same dimethylsulfide is coming out from
> the
> > underarms aswell. Where in the body is this DMS originally
coming
> > from? NOBODY KNOWS for sure!
> >
> > Unfortunately, most people are unaware of this information and
> > mistakingly believe they may have trimethylaminuria. The actual
> > chemical responsible is dimethylsulfide.
> > Arun
> >
>