Table of Contents
45 relations: Actinidia polygama, Actinidine, Aroma compound, Azelaic acid, Bunting (animal behavior), Butyric acid, Caproic acid, Cat, Cat behavior, Cat communication, Cat pheromone, Catnip, Cauxin, Communication, Felidae, Felinine, Flehmen response, Gland, Iridoid, Isobutyric acid, Lonicera tatarica, Molecule, Mouse, Nepetalactol, Nepetalactone, Odor, Oleic acid, Olfactory system, Palmitic acid, Parasitism, Pheromone, Pimelic acid, Propionic acid, Protease, Rat, Refractory period (physiology), Scent rubbing, Semiochemical, Terpene, Toxoplasma gondii, Trimethylamine, Valerian (herb), 2-Methylbutanoic acid, 3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol, 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid.
- Cat attractants
- Cat behavior
- Mammalian pheromones
Actinidia polygama
Actinidia polygama (also known as silver vine, matatabi and cat powder) is a species of kiwifruit in the family Actinidiaceae. Cat pheromone and Actinidia polygama are cat attractants.
See Cat pheromone and Actinidia polygama
Actinidine
Actinidine is an iridoid produced in nature by a wide variety of plants and animals. Cat pheromone and Actinidine are cat attractants.
See Cat pheromone and Actinidine
Aroma compound
An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor.
See Cat pheromone and Aroma compound
Azelaic acid
Azelaic acid (AzA) is an organic compound with the formula HOOC(CH2)7COOH.
See Cat pheromone and Azelaic acid
Bunting (animal behavior)
Bunting is a form of animal behavior, often found in felids, in which the animal butts or rubs its head against other things, including people. Cat pheromone and Bunting (animal behavior) are cat behavior.
See Cat pheromone and Bunting (animal behavior)
Butyric acid
Butyric acid (from βούτῡρον, meaning "butter"), also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula.
See Cat pheromone and Butyric acid
Caproic acid
Caproic acid, also known as hexanoic acid, is the carboxylic acid derived from hexane with the chemical formula.
See Cat pheromone and Caproic acid
Cat
The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal.
Cat behavior
Cat behavior encompasses the actions and reactions displayed by a cat in response to various stimuli and events.
See Cat pheromone and Cat behavior
Cat communication
Cats communicate for a variety of reasons, including to show happiness, express anger, solicit attention, and observe potential prey. Cat pheromone and Cat communication are cat behavior.
See Cat pheromone and Cat communication
Cat pheromone
A cat pheromone is a chemical molecule, or compound, that is used by cats and other felids for communication. Cat pheromone and cat pheromone are cat attractants, cat behavior and Mammalian pheromones.
See Cat pheromone and Cat pheromone
Catnip
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip, catswort, catwort, and catmint, is a species of the genus Nepeta in the family Lamiaceae, native to southern and eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, parts of Mongolia, and parts of China. Cat pheromone and catnip are cat attractants.
Cauxin
Cauxin is a carboxylesterase that is excreted in large amounts in cat urine.
Communication
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information.
See Cat pheromone and Communication
Felidae
Felidae is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats.
Felinine
Felinine, also known as (R)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-ylthio)propanoic acid, is an amino acid found in cat urine and a precursor via microbial lyase of the putative cat pheromone and thiol called 3-mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol (MMB).
See Cat pheromone and Felinine
Flehmen response
The flehmen response (from German flehmen, to bare the upper teeth, and Upper Saxon German flemmen, to look spiteful), also called the flehmen position, flehmen reaction, flehmen grimace, flehming, or flehmening, is a behavior in which an animal curls back its upper lip exposing its front teeth, inhales with the nostrils usually closed, and then often holds this position for several seconds.
See Cat pheromone and Flehmen response
Gland
A gland is a cell or an organ in an animal's body that produces and secretes different substances either into the bloodstream or into a body cavity or outer surface that the organism needs.
Iridoid
Iridoids are a type of monoterpenoids in the general form of cyclopentanopyran, found in a wide variety of plants and some animals.
Isobutyric acid
Isobutyric acid, also known as 2-methylpropanoic acid or isobutanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with structural formula (CH3)2CHCOOH.
See Cat pheromone and Isobutyric acid
Lonicera tatarica
Lonicera tatarica is a species of honeysuckle known by the common name Tatarian honeysuckle.
See Cat pheromone and Lonicera tatarica
Molecule
A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion.
See Cat pheromone and Molecule
Mouse
A mouse (mice) is a small rodent.
Nepetalactol
Nepetalactol is an iridoid.
See Cat pheromone and Nepetalactol
Nepetalactone
Nepetalactone is a name for multiple iridoid analog stereoisomers. Cat pheromone and Nepetalactone are cat attractants.
See Cat pheromone and Nepetalactone
Odor
An odor (American English) or odour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds that are generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their sense of smell.
Oleic acid
Oleic acid is a fatty acid that occurs naturally in various animal and vegetable fats and oils.
See Cat pheromone and Oleic acid
Olfactory system
The olfactory system or sense of smell is the sensory system used for smelling (olfaction).
See Cat pheromone and Olfactory system
Palmitic acid
Palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature) is a fatty acid with a 16-carbon chain.
See Cat pheromone and Palmitic acid
Parasitism
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.
See Cat pheromone and Parasitism
Pheromone
A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.
See Cat pheromone and Pheromone
Pimelic acid
Pimelic acid is the organic compound with the formula HO2C(CH2)5CO2H.
See Cat pheromone and Pimelic acid
Propionic acid
Propionic acid (from the Greek words πρῶτος: prōtos, meaning "first", and πίων: píōn, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula.
See Cat pheromone and Propionic acid
Protease
A protease (also called a peptidase, proteinase, or proteolytic enzyme) is an enzyme that catalyzes proteolysis, breaking down proteins into smaller polypeptides or single amino acids, and spurring the formation of new protein products.
See Cat pheromone and Protease
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents.
Refractory period (physiology)
Refractoriness is the fundamental property of any object of autowave nature (especially excitable medium) not responding to stimuli, if the object stays in the specific refractory state.
See Cat pheromone and Refractory period (physiology)
Scent rubbing
Scent rubbing is a behavior where a mammal rubs its body against an object in their environment, sometimes in ones covered with strongly odored substances.
See Cat pheromone and Scent rubbing
Semiochemical
A semiochemical, from the Greek σημεῖον (semeion), meaning "signal", is a chemical substance or mixture released by an organism that affects the behaviors of other individuals.
See Cat pheromone and Semiochemical
Terpene
Terpenes are a class of natural products consisting of compounds with the formula (C5H8)n for n ≥ 2.
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protozoan (specifically an apicomplexan) that causes toxoplasmosis.
See Cat pheromone and Toxoplasma gondii
Trimethylamine
Trimethylamine (TMA) is an organic compound with the formula N(CH3)3.
See Cat pheromone and Trimethylamine
Valerian (herb)
Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. Cat pheromone and Valerian (herb) are cat attractants.
See Cat pheromone and Valerian (herb)
2-Methylbutanoic acid
2-Methylbutanoic acid, also known as 2-methylbutyric acid is a branched-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH(CH3)CO2H, classified as a short-chain fatty acid.
See Cat pheromone and 2-Methylbutanoic acid
3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol
3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol, also known as MMB, is a common odorant found in food and cat urine.
See Cat pheromone and 3-Mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol
4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid is a chemical compound found in olive oil and beer.
See Cat pheromone and 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
See also
Cat attractants
- Acalypha indica
- Actinidia polygama
- Actinidine
- Actinidiolide
- Cat pheromone
- Catnip
- Nepeta
- Nepeta discolor
- Nepeta nepetella
- Nepeta racemosa
- Nepetalactone
- Teucrium marum
- Valerian (herb)
Cat behavior
- Bunting (animal behavior)
- Cat behavior
- Cat communication
- Cat exercise wheel
- Cat intelligence
- Cat pheromone
- Cat play and toys
- Cat righting reflex
- Cat training
- Dog-like cat
- Falling cat problem
- High-rise syndrome
- Kneading (cats)
- Meow
- Purr
Mammalian pheromones
- 2-sec-Butyl-4,5-dihydrothiazole
- 3β-Androstenol
- Androstadienol
- Androstadienone
- Androstenol
- Androstenone
- Androsterone
- Cat pheromone
- Civetone
- Cyclododecanone
- Cyclohexadecanone
- Dog appeasing pheromone
- Estratetraenol
- Human pheromones
References
Also known as 4-Mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one, 4-Methoxy-2-methylbutane-2-thiol, Allomarking, Cat attractant, Cat facial pheromone, Feline Facial Pheromone, Feliway.