CATNIP: ITS RAISON D' ETRE.
Catnip (nepetalactone) is closely related chemically to certain cyclopentanoid monoterpenes recently isolated from insects, and it shares with some of these terpenes an ability to repel insects. It is suggested that the adaptive function of catnip is to protect the plants that produce it against phytophagous insects.
D000818:Animals; D000081004:Cyclopentane Monoterpenes; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D007302:Insect Repellents; D007313:Insecta; D039821:Monoterpenes; D027521:Nepeta; D010600:Pharmacology; D010944:Plants; D011753:Pyrones; D012106:Research; D013729:Terpenes
D000081004:Cyclopentane Monoterpenes; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D007302:Insect Repellents; D039821:Monoterpenes; D011753:Pyrones; D013729:Terpenes; C115644:nepetalactone
EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTS; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANTS; TERPENES