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Pheromone vs Sirenin - What's the difference?

pheromone | sirenin |

As nouns the difference between pheromone and sirenin

is that pheromone is pheromone while sirenin is (organic compound) a sexual attraction pheromone in some fungi of the genus (taxlink).

pheromone

English

(wikipedia pheromone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

    • Derived terms

    * pheromonal

    sirenin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A sexual attraction pheromone in some fungi of the genus (taxlink).
    • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4] (pdf) from [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/chemistry/chemical-synthesis/learning-center/aldrichimica-acta.html Sigma-Aldrich
  • ::One notable early example was reported by Corey and involved an intramolecular cyclopropanation that was used in the synthesis of sirenin and has since been achieved asymmetrically using a chiral copper catalyst.