Felinine
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Felinine, also known as (R)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxy-2-methylbutan-2-ylthio)propanoic acid, is a compound of cat urine and a precursor of the putative cat pheromone 3-mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol (MMB). [1]
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- ^ M. Miyazaki, T. Yamashita, Y. Suzuki, Y. Saito, S. Soeta, H. Taira, and A. Suzuki (October 2006). "A major urinary protein of the domestic cat regulates the production of felinine, a putative pheromone precursor" (pdf). Chem. Biol. 13 (10): 1071–1079. doi:. PMID 17052611.
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