What makes jalapeños hot, and do they have other super powers?

<p><strong>#048</strong></p><p>This week, Melissa and Jam dive into spiciness. What is it? Is it a flavor? Is it a feeling? Is it both? Is it more? Why can some people handle more than others? Does spiciness have any benefits?</p><p>We're proud to partner with <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">MEL Science.</a> Check out their home chemistry experiment sets here: <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">bit.ly/melchem</a></p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee!</a></p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/vanilloids">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/vanilloids</a></li> <li>Solomon’s Organic Chemistry 11th edition</li> <li>Analogues of Capsaicin with Agonist Activity as Novel Analgesic agents; Structure-Activity Studies 2. The Amide Bond “B-Reigion” byWalpole et. al</li> <li>Similarities and Differences in the Structure−Activity Relationships of Capsaicin and Resiniferatoxin Analogues by Walpole et. al</li> <li>Detailed Analysis of the Binding Mode of Vanilloids to Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type I (TRPV1) by a Mutational and Computational Study by Ohbuchi et. al</li> <li>The Art and Science of Organic andNatural Products Synthesis - by Nicolau et. al</li> <li> <a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2015/why-are-hot-peppers-hot-and-how-milk-helps.html">https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2015/why-are-hot-peppers-hot-and-how-milk-helps.html</a><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/reactions/videos/2016/why-does-metal-rust.html"><br></a><p></p> </li> </ol><p><br>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a>