Title: | "Ethyl-branched aldehydes, ketones, and diketones from caimans (Caiman and Paleosuchus; Crocodylia, Reptilia)" |
Author(s): | Kruckert K; Flachsbarth B; Schulz S; Hentschel U; Weldon PJ; |
Address: | "Institut fur Organische Chemie, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0163-3864 (Print) 0163-3864 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Secretions from the paracloacal glands of alligators (Alligator spp.) and caimans (Caiman spp., Melanosuchus niger, and Paleosuchus spp.) were examined by GC-MS. The secretions of the common caiman (C. crocodilus), the broad-snouted caiman (C. latirostris), the yacare caiman (C. yacare), the dwarf caiman (P. palpebrosus), and the smooth-fronted caiman (P. trigonatus) yielded a new family of 43 aliphatic carbonyl compounds that includes aldehydes, ketones, and beta-diketones with an ethyl branch adjacent to the carbonyl group. The identification of these glandular components and the syntheses and stereochemical investigations of selected compounds are described" |
Keywords: | Aldehydes/*chemistry/*isolation & purification *Alligators and Crocodiles Animals Bacteria/isolation & purification Female Humans Ketones/*chemistry/*isolation & purification Male Molecular Structure Pheromones/*chemistry/*isolation & purification Scent G; |
Notes: | "MedlineKruckert, Karsten Flachsbarth, Birte Schulz, Stefan Hentschel, Ute Weldon, Paul J eng 2006/06/24 J Nat Prod. 2006 Jun; 69(6):863-70. doi: 10.1021/np0600797" |