Reptilian chemistry: volatile compounds from paracloacal glands of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)

S García-Rubio, AB Attygalle, PJ Weldon…

Index: Garcia-Rubio, Silvina; Attygalle, Athula B; Weldon, Paul J; Meinwald, Jerrold Journal of chemical ecology, 2002 , vol. 28, # 4 p. 769 - 781

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Abstract

Abstract The secretion of the paracloacal glands of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) contains over 80 lipophilic compounds, including saturated and unsaturated long- chain alcohols along with their formic, acetic, and butyric acid esters, and several isoprenoids. Most of these compounds were identified on the basis of mass spectra, obtained by GC-MS. In addition, identification of the major components was supported by ...