Finally, answers to the latest Beauty Science quiz. This one fooled most everyone. Read on to find which compounds were real and which was a complete fabrication.
Sexithiophene – REAL
This one fooled almost no one receiving only 3% of the total votes cast. Sexithiophene is a real molecule
being studied for use as an organic polymer in electronics. The ’sexi’ part of the name refers to 6 sub-units of a thiophene ring.
Sparassol – REAL
This molecule didn’t trick many. 5% of the voters thought it was fake, but sparassol (’spare us all’) is an antibiotic that comes from a fungus named Sparassis ramosa.
Fruticolone – REAL
A few more (7%) of you were tripped up by this real name that sound fake. Fruticolone is a real molecule that gets its name from the plant it comes from Teucrium fruiticans and the fact that it is a ketone.
Antipain – REAL
15% of you thought this was fake but antipain is a real molecule. It has nothing to do with pain relief however. It is a protease inhibitor that helps prevent proteins from being degraded.
Lovenone – REAL
16% guessed lovenone was fake but it is real. Lovenone is a poisonous substance obtained from the skin of a sea slug or nudibranch called Adalaria loveni.
Windowpane – REAL
A whopping 43% of you didn’t believe this was real but it is. Windowpane is an organic molecule with 9 carbons and 12 hydrogens. It is named as such because its structure resembles a set of windows.
Ukulelione – FAKE
16% figure out that ukulelione was the fake molecule. This was a little in joke at the Beauty Brains because we know how much Sarah enjoys playing her ukulele.
If you want to read about more funny molecule names, be sure to visit Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names.
Did you get the right answer? Do you know of any other wacky sounding molecule names? Leave a comment and let everyone else know.
-Mid Brain
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