Putative human pheromone androstadienone attunes the mind specifically to emotional information journal ... url http linkinghub.elsevier.com retrieve pii S0018 506X 09 00005 1 ref Androstadienone ... more details
is androstadienone. This steroid seems to affect the limbic system and causes a positive reaction in women, often improving their moods. ref name Hays Responses to androstadienone are dependent on the individual ... Putative human pheromone androstadienone attunes the mind specifically to emotional information journal ... ref Androstadienone negatively influences the perception of pain in women. ref name Hummer Women tend to react positively after androstadienone presentation while men are more negative. In an experiment ... stimuli i.e. neutral faces , and 4 mood and attentiveness in the absence of social interaction. The androstadienone was found to draw attention towards emotional facial expressions. Those treated with androstadienone ... a feeling of being more focused. It is thought that androstadienone is a modulator on how the mind ... more details
pmid 14678483 pmc 1664751 ref There are more promising data for a closely related compound, androstadienone ... and typically contain deceitful claims. See also Androstadienone Androstenol Androsterone Dehydroepiandrosterone ... more details
nofootnotes date October 2010 Drugbox Verifiedfields changed verifiedrevid 457130307 IUPAC name 2 R ,5 R ,7 S ,15 R 2,15 dimethyltetracyclo 8.7.0.0 sup 2,7 sup .0 sup 11,15 sup heptadec 13 en 5 ol image Androstenol.png width 200px Clinical data tradename pregnancy category legal status routes of administration Pharmacokinetic data bioavailability metabolism excretion Identifiers CAS number Ref cascite changed ?? CAS number 1153 51 1 ATC prefix none ChEMBL Ref ebicite correct EBI ChEMBL 142348 PubChem 101989 IUPHAR ligand 2761 DrugBank Ref drugbankcite correct drugbank DrugBank DB01889 ChemSpiderID Ref chemspidercite correct chemspider ChemSpiderID 92136 ChEBI Ref ebicite correct EBI ChEBI 40933 Chemical data C 19 H 30 O 1 molecular weight 274.440 g mol smiles C C 12CC C H 3 C H C H 1CC C2 CC C H 4 C 3 CC C H C4 O C InChI 1 C19H30O c1 18 9 3 4 16 18 15 6 5 13 12 14 20 7 11 19 13,2 17 15 8 10 18 h3,9,13 17,20H,4 8,10 12H2,1 2H3 t13 ,14 ,15 ,16 ,17 ,18 ,19 m0 s1 InChIKey KRVXMNNRSSQZJP PHFHYRSDBF StdInChI Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChI 1S C19H30O c1 18 9 3 4 16 18 15 6 5 13 12 14 20 7 11 19 13,2 17 15 8 10 18 h3,9,13 17,20H,4 8,10 12H2,1 2H3 t13 ,14 ,15 ,16 ,17 ,18 ,19 m0 s1 StdInChIKey Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChIKey KRVXMNNRSSQZJP PHFHYRSDSA N Androstenol is a sex pheromone in pigs, possessing a musk like odor. It is found in large quantities in boar saliva, but also in smaller quantities in human sweat gland s. It is analogous to sex hormones yet has minimal or no androgenic activity. Androstenol is secreted by the adrenal gland into systemic circulation in humans Systemic effects have not been well studied. Androstenol, or a chemical derivative, is found in Tuber genus truffles , and is offered as an explanation for how pigs locate them deep in the ground. Both isomers have a weak, characteristic odor however alpha androstenol is often associated with a sandalwood like aroma due to residual solvents alkyl acetates . See also Androstadi ... more details
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