CITRONELLOL AND CITRONELLYL ESTERS FROM THE PARACLOACAL GLANDS OF THEBROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN, CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS (CROCODYLIA, REPTILIA)

Authors
MCDANIEL CJ DUNN BJ WELDON PJ
Citation
Cj. Mcdaniel et al., CITRONELLOL AND CITRONELLYL ESTERS FROM THE PARACLOACAL GLANDS OF THEBROAD-SNOUTED CAIMAN, CAIMAN LATIROSTRIS (CROCODYLIA, REPTILIA), Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, A journal of biosciences, 53(9-10), 1998, pp. 932-934
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biology
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, A journal of biosciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
09395075
Volume
53
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
932 - 934
Database
ISI
SICI code
0939-5075(1998)53:9-10<932:CACEFT>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
The secretions of the paracloacal glands of an adult male broad-snoute d caiman (Caiman latirostris) were analyzed by GC/MS. 3,7-Dimethyl-6-o cten-1-ol (citronellol) and four citronellyl esters, with acid moietie s ranging from two to five carbons, were identified. Squalene, beta-fa rnesene, and straight-chain esters also were observed.