Skatole is a methylindole carrying a methyl substituent at position 3.
Definition
Skatole is a methylindole carrying a methyl substituent at position 3. It is produced during the anoxic metabolism of L-tryptophan in the mammalian digestive tract. It has a role as a mammalian metabolite and a human metabolite.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 9W945B5H7R · registered name SKATOLE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
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Names & identifiers
SKATOLEINCI1H-Indole, 3-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 83-34-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-471-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8021775
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601775
- IUPAC
- 3-Methyl-1H-indole
- Molecular formula
- C9H9N
- Molecular weight
- 131.178 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- 294 KISS1 Knockout Boars Have Decreased Concentrations of Gonadotropins Leading to Smaller Testes and Reduced Skatole in Backfat · 2023
- Spanish Fuet Sausages Fat-Reduced to Diminish Boar Taint: Sensory and Technological Quality · 2023
- Fat Replacement by Vegetal Fibres to Improve the Quality of Sausages Elaborated with Non-Castrated Male Pork · 2020
- Monitoring of behavior, sex hormones and boar taint compounds during the vaccination program for immunocastration in three sire lines. · 2019
- Effects of volatile sulphur compounds on canine halitosis · 2018
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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