SPECIFIC ANOSMIA TO 1-PYRROLINE: THE SPERMOUS PRIMARY ODOR

被引：56

作者：

Amoore, John E. ^{[1
]}

Forrester, L. Janet ^{[1
]}

Buttery, Ron G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USDA, Western Reg Res Lab Agr Res Serv, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 1975年 / 1卷 / 03期

关键词：

odor thresholds; primary odor; l-pyrroline; Schiff's base; semen; specific anosmia; spermous'' odor;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00988831

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

About 20% of human subjects are specifically anosmic to the Odor of the heterocyclic Schiff's base 1-pyrroline Odor threshold measurements on 33 nitrogenous bases were made with panels of specific anosmics and normal observers. The anosmia proved to be very selective, and was encountered only with 1-pyrroline and its homolog 1-piperideine. The odor of 1-pyrroline resembles very closely that of human semen, and possibly represents a vestigial pheromone. It is suggested that this specific anosmia corresponds with the absence of a new olfactory primary, the "spermous" odor. The same odor occurs as an impurity in several organic reagents and can be detected in a variety of biological materials.

引用

页码：299 / 310

页数：12

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