Re: Serious skunk question

[Virginia Lafrance <VLAFRANCE@JR.SIBLEY-EAST.K12.MN.US>]

>Date:          Thu, 13 Mar 1997 08:53:55 -0500
>Reply-to:      "Frances D. Aley" <fdaley@SATURN.CAPS.MAINE.EDU>
>From:          "Frances D. Aley" <fdaley@SATURN.CAPS.MAINE.EDU>
>Subject:       Serious skunk question
>To:            LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
>Our chemistry teacher is looking for the name of the organic molecule in
>skunk spray which is responsible for the smell.  We know it is a messenger
>pheronome but he wants the name.  Can anyone HELP????  Thanks so much--He
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I think it is Mercaptin.