Experiments carried out by wildlife specialists used methyl anthranilate.
The blue fluorescence of trp1-100 results from the accumulation of anthranilate in a sugar-conjugated form, particularly in the cotyledons of seedlings.
In 1990, Pellmyr and his colleagues reported that fritillary butterflies seek the scent of only one form, probably because of its irresistible methyl anthranilate and isoeugenol.
Likewise, food manufacturers no longer have to use natural grape to flavor a juice or dessert - they need only to add some artificial methyl anthranilate to achieve the same effect at much less expense.
A compound known as methyl anthranilate, derived from Concord grapes and used as a sweetener in grape Kool-Aid, makes grass unpalatable