Feline attractant

On the other hand, some iridoids are able to attract certain felines, like iridolactones from Actinidia polygama [16] o Nepeta cataria [17]. 

Valeriana oils (and valerianic and isovalerianic acids) and nepeta oUs (and nepetalactones) are well-known feline-attractant oils. Their odor attracts male cats. 

The feline attractant, nepetalactone, has been thoroughly studied as to structure, occurrence and metabolism by Waller and co-workers (16). The biological active component is a bicyclic monoterpene lactone found in Nepeta catarla with the common name catnip (17). 

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