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ANDROSTENONE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C19H28O
formula, see observation
18339-16-7
CAS number
CONT

One well known anosmia in humans is the inability to sense 5-alpha-androst-16-en-3-one (androstenone). Androstenone is variously described as having an unpleasant (urine, sweat) or pleasant odour (sweet, floral), yet a fraction of the population cannot detect its presence.

OBS

alpha: This word must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

Chemical formula: C19H28O

Key term(s)
  • 5-a-androst-16-en-3-one

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C19H28O
formula, see observation
18339-16-7
CAS number
CONT

Ces odeurs résultent de l'accumulation dans les graisses de deux composés malodorants, l'androsténone qui est synthétisée dans les testicules et le scatol qui résulte de la métabolisation du tryptophane dans le gros intestin et dont la dégradation est inhibée par les hormones sexuelles [...]

OBS

alpha : Ce mot doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou être écrit en italique.

OBS

Formule chimique : C19H28O

Key term(s)
  • 5-a-androst-16-ène-3-one

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C19H28O
formula, see observation
18339-16-7
CAS number
OBS

Fórmula química: C19H28O

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