It was well known and first described by Synge and
Wood (1955) that the major volatile sulfur component of
cooked cabbage is derived from L-S-methylcystein sulfide,
a free amino acid occurring in cabbage. Dateo, Clapp, and
Mackay (1957) reported that L-S-methylcysterine sulfoxide
was more readily degraded to form dimethyl disulfide in
cooked cabbage