- also
contains iridoids obtained through its diet
which act as a
defense against avian predators. To
humans and
other mammals,
iridoids are
often characterized...
- this
genus are
known to
contain potentially useful substances, such as
iridoids, and
several Scrophularia species, such as the
Ningpo figwort (S. ningpoensis)...
- in
January 2021
suggests that
felines are
specifically attracted to the
iridoids nepetalactone and nepetalactol,
present in
catnip and
silver vine, respectively...
-
caterpillars that have
sequestered iridoids (making them
unpalatable to predators) and
those that have not
sequestered iridoids (making them
palatable to predators)...
-
honeysuckle (Lonicera
caerulea var. kamtschatica)
showed the
presence of
iridoids, anthocyanins, flavonols, flava****ls, flavones, flavan-3-ols, and phenolic...
-
cypress trees) or
pinene (present in pine trees).
Iridoids derive from monoterpenes.
Examples of
iridoids include aucubin and catalpol.
Sesquiterpenes consist...
- in
January 2021
suggests that
felines are
specifically attracted to the
iridoids nepetalactol and nepetalactone,
present in
silver vine and catnip, respectively...
-
Aucubin is an
iridoid glycoside.
Iridoids are
commonly found in
plants and
function as
defensive compounds.
Iridoids decrease the
growth rates of many...
- ends of the
aglycone to form the
different compounds.
These contain an
iridoid group; e.g. aucubin,
geniposidic acid, theviridoside, loganin, catalpol...
- forms)
Monocyclic (single ring)
Bicyclic (2 rings)
Iridoids (cyclopentane ring)
Iridoid glycosides (
iridoids bound to a sugar)
Steroids (4 rings) Hemiterpenoids...
