Radium wrote:
> What kinds of caproates and butyrates? Are you talking about caproic
> acid and butryic acid? I doubt the "-ates" have odors of their own.
Yes, caproic acid and butyric acid. And I bet the "-ates" still smell.
Sodium acetate smells just like acetic acid.
--Alex
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Alex B. Berezow, Grad Student
Dept. of Microbiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA 98195
