Application

3-Methylindole may be used as an analytical reference standardfor the quantification of the analyte in the following: Faeces intestinal contents, and bacterial cultures using gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detector (GC-NPD).Adipose tissue of pigs using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (RP-HPLC-UV).Pit mud and baijiu (SAB) samples using gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC–MS/O) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS).

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General description

3-Methylindole (3-MI), commonly found in wine, dairy products, and other foodstuffs, leads to an unpleasant fecal like odor in pig meat products. It is reported to be produced in the intestines of several species by the microbial degradation of tryptophan.