Sentences with phrase «ethyl pyruvate»
They settled on two compounds: ethyl pyruvate, a fruity - smelling cpA inhibitor used as a flavor agent in food, and cyclopentanone, a minty - scented cpA activator used as a flavor and fragrance agent.
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One such chemical, ethyl pyruvate, is a fruity - scented cpA inhibitor that is already approved as a flavor agent in food and can be found in some wines.
The team showed that mosquitoes were less interested in a gloved human hand with ethyl pyruvate on it than in an untreated glove.
Some work on ethyl pyruvate, for example, suggests repeated exposure to skin may cause cracking, flaking or drying.
Ideally, ethyl pyruvate would be cheaper than DEET and sprayed on bed nets or other surfaces to act as a short - term human invisibility cloak to keep mosquitoes away, Ray says.