BPS 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Synthetic Musk, Methylparaben, Skatole

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biopharmaceutical sciences
• Course: BPS 1101
• Professor: William Ogilvie

Document Summary

We are chemical machines --> our behaviour can be altered by the exposure of certain chemical substances: attraction, romantic love, attachment, love, pleasure, sex, addiction. 1- chemistry of attraction - pheromones: attracts other species/organisms, substance produced by an organism Pheromones are used for pest control: relatively non-toxic, species specific, tiny amounts required, create bait lures and traps with pheromone. Use this instead of pesticide in the past. Used as a monitoring system: integrated pest management works better. Periplanone is the most potent pheromone known: 75,000 virgin cockroaches to obtain 20 ug, detection threshold <0. 00001 ug. Chiloglottis trapeziformis uses wasp pheromones: secrets a wasp pheromone --> flower resembles a wasp, flower pheromone is more attractive than female wasps. Overlapping pheromones - autograph californica: butterfly shares pheromone with elephants, presence in the urine of female elephants --> attractive smell for male elephants, no overlap of species however.