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Publication Date: 1985
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The Chemistry of Garlic and Onions.
Block, Eric
Scientific American, v252 n3 p114-19 Mar 1985
Discusses structures and characteristics of sulfur compounds which cause the odor of garlic and the crying which may result from an onion. These compounds are dependent on conditions of extraction and account for medical properties long ascribed to garlic and onions. (DH)
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