title: CATNIP: ITS RAISON D' ETRE.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000081004:Cyclopentane Monoterpenes; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D007302:Insect Repellents; D039821:Monoterpenes; D011753:Pyrones; D013729:Terpenes; C115644:nepetalactone
keywords: EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTS; PHARMACOLOGY; PLANTS; TERPENES