felinine

(fē'li-nin),

A sulfur-containing amino acid of Felis catus and some other members of the Felidae, excreted in the urine of cats and is particularly concentrated in intact male cats; has cysteine and methionine precursors; is 2-amino-7-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-4-thiaheptanoic acid; in blood is a bound glutathiuone conjugate peptide; gamma glutamy felinyl glycine; likely serves as a precursor to a territorial pheromone marker.

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References in periodicals archive

J., 2001.--Importance of sulfate, cysteine and methionine as precursors to felinine synthesis by domestic cats (Feliscatus).

MIYAZAKI, M., YAMASHITA, T., SUZUKI, Y., SAITO, Y., SOETA, S., TAIRA, H, et al., 2006.--A Major Urinary Protein of the Domestic Cat Regulates the Production of Felinine, a Putative Pheromone Precursor.

Fundamentos metabolicos en felis catus linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Felidae)

Cats produce a unique product called felinine that is made from the sulfur-containing amino acids.

Chapter 30 Feeding cats

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