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Semiochemicals of Genus Meriones

Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Subfamily: Gerbillinae
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Semiochemical(s):

Meriones unguiculatus Milne-Edwards
 
               Otsuka H  1986  J. Biochem.  99: 1339   
    2S3R-hexadecanediol    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�   P
�Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone�
  
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		Harderian gland 
 
               Thiessen DD  1974  Science  184: 83   
    2-phenylacetic acid    �Relative ratio of the component�   �(*) indicates that compound is active�   P
�Category of the chemical signal
A -   Attractant
Al -   Allomone
K -   Kairomone
P -   Pheromone
Sy -   Synomone�
   		M
�Source of the chemical signal
F -   Female
H -   Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -   Lure
M -   Male
M&F -   Male and Female
S -   Solider
Q -   Queen
W -   Worker�
  
�Amount
pg -   Picogram
ng -   Nanogram
�g -   Microgram
mg -   Milligram
g -   Gram�
   		USA 
 
 
Reference(s):

Otsuka, H., Otsuru, O., Kasama, T., Kawaguchi, A., Yamasaki, K., and Seyama, Y. 1986. Stereochemistry of 2,3-alkanediols obtained from the Harderian gland of Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). J. Biochem. 99:1339-1344.
 
Thiessen, D.D., Regnier, F.E., Rice, M., Goodwin, M., Isaacks, N., and Lawson, N. 1974. Identification of a ventral scent marking pheromone in the male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatas). Science. 184:83-84.
 

 
Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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