VUAA1
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| IUPAC name
2-(4-Ethyl-5-(pyridin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)-N-(4-ethylphenyl)acetamide | |
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| ChemSpider | 1105882  |
| PubChem | 1319135 |
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| C19H21N5OS | |
| Molar mass | 367.47 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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VUAA1 is a chemical compound that works by over activating an insect's olfactory senses causing a repellent effect. It is considered to be an Orco allosteric agonist.[1] It was discovered at Vanderbilt University[2] with research being partially funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[3]
VUAA1 is an agonist believed to work by overloading an insect's odorant receptors. It may be 1000 times stronger than DEET[4] and may lead to, "a powerful new family of compounds that can be used to disrupt the destructive behaviors of nuisance insects, agricultural pests, and disease vectors alike."[5]
VUAA1 has also been shown to stimulate mosquito sperm motility, thus showing a link between a mosquito's sense of smell and reproduction.[6]
References
- ↑ Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of. "Allosteric antagonism of insect odorant receptor ion channels. | Chemical Synthesis Core". medschool.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ Jones, P. L.; Pask, G. M.; Rinker, D. C.; Zwiebel, L. J. (2011). "Functional agonism of insect odorant receptor ion channels". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (21): 8821–5. Bibcode:2011PNAS..108.8821J. doi:10.1073/pnas.1102425108. PMC 3102409
. PMID 21555561. - ↑ CNN, By Doug Gross. "A bug repellent that could save lives - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ↑ "New type of insect repellent may be thousands of times stronger than DEET" (Press release). physorg.com. May 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Functional agonism of insect odorant receptor ion channel" (PDF) (Press release). April 4, 2011.
- ↑ "VICB Article: Sulfilimine Cross-Links A Key to Tissue Evolution". www.vanderbilt.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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