Recently, scientists have found that the so-called "smell of death" can consist of more than 400 volatile organic compounds present in complex mixtures. This writes the British Daily Mail. It is confirmed that the smell of dead men present their "dominant", the concentration of which may vary. If scientists will be able to better examine such changes, it will help to accurately establish the date of death of the person.

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Recently, scientists have found that the so-called "smell of death" can consist of more than 400 volatile organic compounds present in complex mixtures. This writes the British Daily Mail. It is confirmed that the smell of dead men present their "dominant", the concentration of which may vary. If scientists will be able to better examine such changes, it will help to accurately establish the date of death of the person.

Complex compounds are produced through the activity of bacteria that destroys the tissues of the body, turning them into gases and salts. The exact composition of the gas mixture is changed during the decomposition of the body. This feature is used by chemists forensic, which usually analyzed the smell of death, using a technology called "gas chromatography". They use it to divide compounds into smaller components and determine the concentration of each of them.

the Two most significant components such as cadaverine and putrescine, or odorous molecules that repel most animals. But this cannot be said of certain types of insects, which he, by contrast, attracts. Scientists hope that these insects will help them in a deeper study of other important components of the "smell of death".