Relatively large amounts of nonvolatile higher amines are formed during proteolysis of fish muscle by bacteria. This follows closely the formation of trimethylamine. Fresh fish contain 0.2 mg. nitrogen per 100 g, muscle as trimethylamine and about 0.1 mg. nitrogen per 100 g. as dimethylamine. Trichloracetic acid and formaldehyde solutions completely extracted trimethylamine from fish and satisfactory recovery of added trimethylamine was obtained.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.