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Sirenin vs Sirening - What's the difference?

sirenin | sirening |

As a noun sirenin

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

As a verb sirening is

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sirenin

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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.

    • sirening

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    Verb

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