| Title: | "Lizard epidermal gland secretions. II. Chemical characterization of the generation gland secretion of the sungazer, Cordylus giganteus" |
| Author(s): | Louw S; Burger BV; le Roux M; Van Wyk JH; |
| Address: | "Laboratory for Ecological Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, and Ecophysiology Laboratory, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa. stefanlouw@gmail.com" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1520-6025 (Electronic) 0163-3864 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In lizards, the epidermal glands of the femoral and precloacal regions are involved in the production of semiochemicals. In addition to its femoral glands, the giant girdled lizard, or sungazer, Cordylus giganteus, which is endemic to South Africa, has generation glands as an additional potential source of semiochemicals. These epidermal glands are described as glandular scales that overlay the femoral glands and are included in the normal epidermal profile located in the femoral (thigh) and anterior antebrachial (fore-leg) regions of the male sungazer. GC-MS analysis of the generation gland secretions and the trimethylsilyl derivatives of some of the steroidal constituents was employed to identify 59 constituents, including alkenes, carboxylic acids, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, esters, amides, nitriles, and steroids. The quantitative differences of the volatile constituents of the fore- and hind-leg generation glands were compared between individuals. This is the first report on the chemical composition of generation glandular material of lizards" |
| Keywords: | Animals Exocrine Glands/*metabolism Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Lizards/*metabolism Male Pheromones/*metabolism Trimethylsilyl Compounds/analysis; |
| Notes: | "MedlineLouw, Stefan Burger, Ben V Le Roux, Maritha Van Wyk, Johannes H eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2011/05/17 J Nat Prod. 2011 Jun 24; 74(6):1364-9. doi: 10.1021/np1008366. Epub 2011 May 13" |
