Feed interventions and skatole deposition [PDF]
, 2012 Skatole produced in the large intestine of the pig and the testicular steroid androstenone are the main substances contributing to boar tainted meat from entire male pigs.
Jensen, Rikke Lassen
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Copper(II/III) Redox Couple Enables C─H Methylation via a Radical Mechanism Analogous to SAM Enzymes
Angewandte Chemie, Volume 138, Issue 36, 1 September 2026.Biological C–H methylation proceeds through radical pathways mediated by one‐electron redox cofactors, yet no synthetic model has reproduced this reactivity. Here, we report the first isolable Cu(II/III)–methyl complexes that mediate C–H methylation through hydrogen atom transfer and methyl radical rebound.
Emily N. Doss +2 more
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Single amino acid residue mediates reciprocal specificity in two mosquito odorant receptors
eLife, 2022 The southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, utilizes two odorant receptors, CquiOR10 and CquiOR2, narrowly tuned to oviposition attractants and well conserved among mosquito species.
Flavia P Franco +4 more
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A genome-wide association study on androstenone levels in pigs reveals a cluster of candidate genes on chromosome 6 [PDF]
, 2010 Background In many countries, male piglets are castrated shortly after birth because a proportion of un-castrated male pigs produce meat with an unpleasant flavour and odour. Main compounds of boar taint are androstenone and skatole. The aim of this high-
Bovenhuis, H. +20 more
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Nature Communications, 2018 Skatole is a bacterial metabolite responsible for boar taint and the objectionable smell of manure. Here, the authors elucidate the final step of skatole biosynthesis, describing the discovery and biochemical characterization of the enzyme catalysing the
Dazhi Liu +13 more
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Feeding driet chicory root to pigs decrease androstenone accumulation in fat by increasing hepatic 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase expression [PDF]
, 2012 The present study investigated the in vivo effect of chicory root on testicular steroid concentrations and androstenone metabolizing enzymes in entire male pigs.
Ekstrand, Bo +3 more
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Novel ECL method for the determination of skatole in porcine adipose tissue
, 2022 International audienceA new method for the determination of skatole present in porcine adipose tissue samples utilizing the electrochemiluminescence of skatole is presented.
Hamel, Matthieu +3 more
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Fine mapping of a QTL affecting levels of skatole on pig chromosome 7
BMC Genetics, 2017 Background Previous studies in the Norwegian pig breeds Landrace and Duroc have revealed a QTL for levels of skatole located in the region 74.7–80.5 Mb on SSC7.
Maren van Son +6 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 +6 more
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Animals, 2023 Selecting pigs with reduced ability to accumulate boar taint (BT) compounds in their tissues is an alternative to male surgical castration. As the majority of slaughter pigs are crossbred, before selecting against BT in purebreds, it is essential to ...
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