Flashcards: Pheromones

Actinidine is a pyridine derivative found in the essential oil of valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root and Actinidia polygama (silver vine).

Dimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2NH.

4-Nonanoylmorpholine (pelargonic acid morpholide, N-nonanoylmorpholine, MPK or МПК (for морфолид пеларгоновой кислоты), or MPA) is an amide of pelargonic acid and morpholine.

The term farnesene refers to a set of six closely related chemical compounds which all are sesquiterpenes.

A pheromone (from Ancient Greek φέρω phero "to bear" and hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή "impetus") is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.

Anisole, or methoxybenzene, is an organic compound with the formula CH3OC6H5.

Farnesol is a natural 15-carbon organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol.

Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates.

Nepetalactone is an organic compound, first isolated from the plant catnip (Nepeta cataria), which acts as a cat attractant.

Androstenol, also known as 5α-androst-16-en-3α-ol (shortened to 3α,5α-androstenol or 3β-androstenol), is a steroidal pheromone and neurosteroid in humans and other mammals, notably pigs.

Dehydroepiandrosterone/dehydroepiandrostenedione (DHEA, more correctly didehydroepiandrosterone), also known as androstenolone as well as 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one or 5-androsten-3β-ol-17-one, is an endogenous steroid hormone.

The vomeronasal organ (VNO), or the Jacobson's organ, is an auxiliary olfactory sense organ that is found in many animals.

Myrcenol is an organic compound, specifically a terpenoid.

Methyl phenylacetate is an organic compound that is the ester formed from methanol and phenylacetic acid, with the structural formula C6H5CH2COOCH3.

3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol, also known as MMB, is a thiol and an alcohol.

Lanierone (2-hydroxy-4,4,6-trimethyl-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-one) is a pheromone and a volatile component of saffron.

Monomorine I is a bicyclic amine that is the trail pheromone of Monomorium pharaonis.

The preorbital gland is a paired exocrine gland found in many species of hoofed animals, which is homologous to the lacrimal gland found in humans.

Multistriatin is a pheromone of the elm bark beetle.

Geranic acid, or 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid, is a pheromone used by some organisms.

Ectocarpene is a sexual attractant, or pheromone, found with several species of brown algae (Phaeophyceae).

Lineatin is a pheromone produced by female striped ambrosia beetle, Trypodendron lineatum Olivier.