Alliin
Alliin is an amino acid which contains sulfur and is found in the bulb of the garlic plant. Alliin is odorless except when broken down by alliinase, when the odor of garlic develops. One of the cleavage products, allicin, has antimicrobial activity, among other properties.
References
Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 24th edition. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1982.
Windholz, Martha, Susan Budavani, et. al. 1976. The Merck Index. Merck and Co., Inc. New Jersey.
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