Asparagus and the metabolites of asparagusic acid, chemical formulas

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Asparagus and the metabolites of asparagusic acid. Asparagusic acid, responsible for the strong odor of urine, after eating Asparagus officinalis, enzymatically split into sulfur-containing compounds.

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