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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Applicants:
Masayuki Yabuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masamoto Matsukane, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of assessing body odor using as an index an indicator material comprising an alcohol compound having a mercapto group at the 3-position represented by the following formula (2) and/or a substance that is a derivative of an alcohol compound having a mercapto group at the 3-position, wherein an atom(s) or an atom group(s) is introduced to a mercapto group and/or a hydroxyl group of an alcohol compound having a mercapto group at the 3-position represented by the formula (2):