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Ability to smell androstenone is genetically determined. [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1984
Some adult humans cannot detect the odor of androstenone (5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one), a volatile steroid. To test for the presence of genetic variance associated with this trait, adult twins were tested for their ability to smell androstenone and another odorant, pyridine, that is readily perceived by most adults. Ascending concentration, two-sample (
C J, Wysocki, G K, Beauchamp
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Pastinaca sativa L.: Nutritional Composition, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Properties Supporting Its Potential as a Functional Food and Therapeutic Agent

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
Food‐grade processing of Pastinaca sativa (parsnip) converts a nutrient‐rich plant matrix (dietary fiber, fructans, phenolics) through washing/slicing/enzymatic treatment and ingredient preparation into functional food ingredients, including fiber concentrates, antioxidant‐rich fractions, and parsnip powders/extracts.
Somanjana Khatua, Anish Nag, Surajit Sen, Jit Sarkar, Krishnendu Acharya, Daniela Calina, William N. Setzer, Javad Sharifi‐Rad   +7 more
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In vitro assessment of the effectiveness of non-nutritive sorbent materials as binding agents for boar taint compounds

Animal, 2011
Boar taint, an off-odor and an off-flavor in the meat from some uncastrated male pigs, is due to high levels of the testicular steroid hormone, androstenone, and the indole, skatole.
K. Jen, E.J. Squires
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Wider Than the Sky: An Alternative to “Mapping” the World Onto the Brain

European Journal of Neuroscience, Volume 62, Issue 4, August 2025.
Challenging the topographic paradigm: The olfactory system's dynamic organization and phenomena like representational drift challenge traditional spatial mapping models, advocating for flexible, rule‐based frameworks in neuroscience. Dynamic, context‐dependent encoding: Experience‐dependent plasticity and morphological computation in olfaction ...
Ann‐Sophie Barwich, Stuart J. Firestein, Michael R. Dietrich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of the inflammatory status of entire male pigs on their pubertal development and fat androstenone

Animal, 2017
Androstenone production increases during pubertal development and plays a major role in boar taint. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a subclinical inflammation on the pubertal development of boars and hence on fat ...
S.P. Parois, A. Faoüen, N. Le Floc’h, A. Prunier   +3 more
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Investigation of the efficacy of immunocastration aimed at the prevention of sex odour in boar meat [PDF]

Acta Veterinaria, 2012
Disadvantage of meat known as boar taint is caused by steroids, androstenone being of particular importance, as well as indole and its derivatives, among which the best known is skatole. The common practice in Europe, in order to control these changes
Aleksić Jelena, Dokmanović Marija, Aleksić Z., Teodorović V., Stojić V., Trbović Dejana, Baltić M.Ž.   +6 more
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A quantitative comparison of the deleteriousness of missense and nonsense mutations using the structurally resolved human protein interactome

Protein Science, Volume 34, Issue 6, June 2025.
Abstract The complex genotype‐to‐phenotype relationships in Mendelian diseases can be elucidated by mutation‐induced disturbances to the networks of molecular interactions (interactomes) in human cells. Missense and nonsense mutations cause distinct perturbations within the human protein interactome, leading to functional and phenotypic effects with ...
Ting‐Yi Su, Yu Xia
wiley   +1 more source

Interaction of Skatole and Androstenone in the Olfactory Perception of Boar Taint [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016
This study analyzed odor-odor interactions of two malodorous volatile substances, androstenone and skatole, that may accumulate in fat and meat of uncastrated male (boar) pigs. Therefore, fat samples were collected from 1000+ entire male pig carcasses for sensory evaluation and quantification of boar taint compounds using gas chromatography-mass ...
Mörlein, Daniel, Trautmann, Johanna, Gertheiss, Jan, Meier-Dinkel, Lisa, Fischer, Jochen, Eynck, Hans-Joerg, Heres, Lourens, Looft, Christian, Tholen, Ernst   +8 more
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Assessing boar taint in Portuguese pork: A small-scale study of prevalence and classification via established detection thresholds

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Aim of study: To assess the boar taint prevalence in the Portuguese pork industry through an observational study model by measuring skatole and androstenone levels in fat and to compare it with the estimated thresholds for these compounds among ...
Ricardo Pereira-Pinto, Carla Barbosa, Fernando Mata, Núria Reis, Diana Barros, Manuela Vaz-Velho   +5 more
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Gene expression profiles in liver of pigs with extreme high and low levels of androstenone

BMC Veterinary Research, 2008
Background Boar taint is the unpleasant odour and flavour of the meat of uncastrated male pigs that is primarily caused by high levels of androstenone and skatole in adipose tissue.
Moe Maren, Lien Sigbjørn, Bendixen Christian, Hedegaard Jakob, Hornshøj Henrik, Berget Ingunn, Meuwissen Theo HE, Grindflek Eli   +7 more
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