| Title |
Taxon-specific differences in responsiveness to capsaicin and several analogues: Correlates between chemical structure and behavioral aversiveness
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Chemical Ecology, December 1991
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf00994601 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
J. Russell Mason, N. Jay Bean, Pankaj S. Shah, Larry Clark |
| Abstract |
The present set of experiments was designed to explore avian insensitivity to capsaicin. Based upon a molecular model of avian chemosensory repellency, we hypothesized that structural modifications of the basic capsaicin molecule, which is itself not aversive to birds, might produce aversive analogues. To this end, European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) were given varied concentrations of synthetic capsaicin and four analogues (methyl capsaicin, veratryl amine, veratryl acetamide, vanillyl acetamide) in feeding and drinking tests. The results agreed with a model that we are developing to describe the chemical nature of avian repellents. Synthetic capsaicin and vanillyl acetamide were not repellent to birds, owing to the presence of an acidic phenolic OH group. Conversely, veratryl acetamide was aversive, due to the basic nature of this compound. For rats, repellent effectiveness among compounds was reversed: synthetic capsaicin was the best repellent while veratryl acetamide was the worst. We speculate that this taxonomic reversal may reflect basic differences in trigeminal chemoreception. In any case, it is clear that chemical correlates of mammalian repellents are opposite to those that predict avian repellency. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 30 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 15% |
| Unknown | 5 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 55% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 15% |
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