| Title: | Identification of saturated and unsaturated 1-methoxyalkanes from the Thai millipede Orthomorpha communis as potential 'Raincoat Compounds' |
| Author(s): | Nuylert A; Kuwahara Y; Hongpattarakere T; Asano Y; |
| Address: | "Asano Active Enzyme Molecular Project, JST, ERATO, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan. Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan. Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand. Asano Active Enzyme Molecular Project, JST, ERATO, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan. asano@pu-toyama.ac.jp. Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan. asano@pu-toyama.ac.jp" |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-018-30156-8 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2045-2322 (Electronic) 2045-2322 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Mixtures of saturated and unsaturated 1-methoxyalkanes (alkyl methyl ethers, representing more than 45.4% of the millipede hexane extracts) were newly identified from the Thai polydesmid millipede, Orthomorpha communis, in addition to well-known polydesmid defense allomones (benzaldehyde, benzoyl cyanide, benzoic acid, mandelonitrile, and mandelonitrile benzoate) and phenolics (phenol, o- and p-cresol, 2-methoxyphenol, 2-methoxy-5-methylphenol and 3-methoxy-4-methylphenol). The major compound was 1-methoxy-n-hexadecane (32.9%), and the mixture might function as 'raincoat compounds' for the species to keep off water penetration and also to prevent desiccation" |
| Keywords: | Animals Arthropods/*metabolism Cresols/analysis Phenols/analysis Pheromones/analysis Thailand; |
| Notes: | "MedlineNuylert, Aem Kuwahara, Yasumasa Hongpattarakere, Tipparat Asano, Yasuhisa eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2018/08/08 Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 6; 8(1):11730. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-30156-8" |
