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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Identification of volatile components of bobcat (Lynx rufus) urine
Author(s):		Mattina MJ; Pignatello JJ; Swihart RK;
Address:		"Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, 0650, New Haven, Connecticut"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1991
Volume:		17
Issue:		2
Page Number:		451 - 462
DOI:		10.1007/BF00994344
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Bobcat (Lynx rufus) urine reduces scent-marking activity of woodchucks (Marmota monax) and feeding activity of snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) and deer (Odocoileus virginianus, O. hemionus). In order to identify the semiochemicals responsible for these behavior modifications, a dichloromethane extract of the bobcat urine was analyzed by GC-MS. Among the known compounds identified in the extract are phenol, indole, dimethyl sulfone, and 3-mercapto-3-methylbutanol. Compounds for which spectroscopic data are presented for the first time include one sulfide, two disulfides, and two trisulfides. The sulfur compounds are derived from an amino acid,S-(l,1-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyl)cysteine ('felinine'), which was identified several years ago in the urine of the domestic cat (Felis domesticus)"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEMattina, M J Pignatello, J J Swihart, R K eng 1991/02/01 J Chem Ecol. 1991 Feb; 17(2):451-62. doi: 10.1007/BF00994344"