PubChem CID · CC0
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Benzyl methyl disulfide
PubChem CID 12779Formula C8H10S2MW 170.311 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
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Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
sulfurous
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
51%
predicted bioactivity probability
medium confidence
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR2W1_D296Nolfactory (smell)agonistKd 5930 nMM2OR
hOR2W1olfactory (smell)agonistKd 7220 nMM2OR
hOR2W1_M81Volfactory (smell)agonistKd 11380 nMM2OR
Foods containing this compound
Cocoa and cocoa products
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Peanut
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Peanut, roasted, dehulled
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Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened
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Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali
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Cocoa, dry powder, hi-fat or breakfast, processed with alkali
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Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened
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Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 12779, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 12779