The exact nature of matatabilactone and the terpenes of nepeta cataria

Sakan, Takeo; Isoe, Sachihiko; Hyeon, Suong Be; Katsumura, Ryuichi; Maeda, Takashi; Wolinsky, Joseph; Dickerson, D.P.; Slabaugh, Michael R.; Nelson, David J.

doi:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)99572-3

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“…The absence of iridoid glycosides from group B does not mean that other iridoid compounds are absent from this group. It is well known that Nepeta species contain mixtures of nepeta-lactones (Mc ELVAIN et al 1941;SAKAN et al 1965).…”

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The Occurrence of Iridoid Glycosides in the Labiatae

Kooiman¹

1972

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

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Iridoid glycosides were found in many species of the following taxa of the Labiatae: Prostantheroideae, Ajugoideae, Prasioideae, Scutellarioideae, Stachydoideae-Marrubieae and St.-Stachydeae. Iridoid glycosides were not found in any species of the following subfamilies: Rosmarinoideae, Ocimoideae, Lavanduloideae, and Stachydoideae (except the two tribes mentioned). The former group of taxa coincides with the taxa having binucleate, tricolpate pollen grains, while the latter group has trinucleate, hexacolpate pollen grains, the binucleate, tricolpate Pogostemoneae being exceptional.Of the many iridoid glycosides present in the binucleate, tricolpate part of the Labiatae, a considerable proportion is still unidentified and the chemical structures of several of them are as yet unknown. Some of the latter were isolated and characterized by their specific optical rotations and Rj-values on paper chromatograms.

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The Occurrence of Iridoid Glycosides in the Labiatae

Kooiman¹

1972

Acta Botanica Neerlandica

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“…These are the lactones found in high concentrations in catnip, Nepeta cataria, catmint, N. mussinii, and the silver vine matatabi, Actinidia polygama (McElvain et al 1941;Sakan et al 1965). While their behavioural and physiological effects on cats have been well studied, there has not been an investigation of their potential as scent lures.…”

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Development and Testing of Attractants for Feral Cats, Felis Catus L.

Clapperton¹,

Eason²,

Weston³

et al. 1994

Wildl. Res.

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As part of a programme to improve feral-cat control and eradication techniques, various odours were tested as candidate lures. They included food odours (fish oils), social odours (urine and its components, anal-sac secretions and commercial wild-animal lures) and plant materials (catnip, matatabi and their essential oils). Pen bioassay experiments used a preference procedure on captive feral and domestic cats to compare the time spent investigating the odours and the number of cats visiting each odour. Field trials at rubbish dumps used scent stations to assess cat activity. Catnip and matatabi were the most promising candidate lures in both the pen bioassay and the field trials. Future directions for lure developments are suggested.

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“…The metabolism of the other isomer (cis-trans-nepetalactone) in the domestic cat has been studiedby Waller, Price & Mitchell (1969). Nepetalactone is accumulated in the glands of the leaves of catnip (Regnier , Waller, Eisenbraun & Auda, 1968) and is also present in other species of Ne~eta but in lesser concentrations (Sakan, Fujino, Murai, Suzui & Butsugan, 1959;Sakan, Fujino & Mural, 1960;Sakan et al 1965).…”

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Tom-cat odour and other pheromones in feline reproduction

Bland¹

1979

Vet Res Commun

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Bland, K.P., 1979.Tom-cat odour and other pheromones in feline reproduction. Vet. Sci. Commun., 3: 125-136.The function and suppression of urine 'spraying' by cats is discussed as also is the source of tom-cat odour.It seems unlikely that tom-cat odour is derived from the lipid in the proximal convoluted tubule of the kidney, however its production by the anal glands has not yet been proven.Although male cats show a flehmen response when sniffing urine, smell seems to play a more important role in reproduction in the female than the male.The available data suggests that valeric acid may function as a female/female pheromone in cats by inducing or facilitating oestrus. Nepetalactone, the active ingredient of catnip, is probably not related to any naturally occurring pheromone in the cat but simply acts as an hallucinogenic drug.

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The exact nature of matatabilactone and the terpenes of nepeta cataria

Cited by 61 publications

References 11 publications

The Occurrence of Iridoid Glycosides in the Labiatae

The Occurrence of Iridoid Glycosides in the Labiatae

Development and Testing of Attractants for Feral Cats, Felis Catus L.

Tom-cat odour and other pheromones in feline reproduction

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