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Sirenin vs Sirenid - What's the difference?

sirenin | sirenid |

As nouns the difference between sirenin and sirenid

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

sirenin

English

Noun

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  • (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.
  • sirenid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Sirenidae.