Jw. Wheeler et al., 2,3-Dihydrofarnesyl and citronellyl esters in the paracloacal gland secretions of the brown caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus) from Costa Rica, BIOCH SYST, 27(1), 1999, pp. 27-32
The paracloacal gland secretions of a male and a female brown caiman (Caima
n crocodilus fuscus) from Costa Rica were analyzed by gas chromatography-ma
ss spectrometry. 3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-1-ol (2,3-dihydrofarnesol
) and 20 of its esters, with acid moieties ranging in carbon-chain length f
rom two to 18, were observed in one or both sexes. Most of these compounds
have not previously been described from a natural source. 3,7-Dimethyl-6-oc
ten-1-yl (citronellyl) acetate, citronellyl butanoate, and citronellyl hexa
noate were observed in the secretions of the female caiman. Squalene was ob
served in both sexes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.