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Cats depend on their sense of smell for their very survival; in fact, it could be said that a cat's nose is its most important organ. A cat uses scent to sniff out food, mates, enemies, and to seek out his own territory, which he has previously marked.
Common Valerian has a smell similar to that of a vanilla-like perfume which is over-powering when it grows in profusion. Cats react in the same way to this smell as they do to Catnip, which is due to a chemical called Actinidine, see below. One of the 20 proteogenic amino acids, L-Valine, is named after Valerian.