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Steroids

Title:		Sex pheromones in marine polychaetes: steroids from ripe Nereis succinea
Author(s):		Zeeck E; Hardege JD; Willig A; Ikekawa N; Fujimoto Y;
Address:		"Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), University of Oldenburg, Germany"
Journal Title:		Steroids
Year:		1994
Volume:		59
Issue:		5
Page Number:		341 - 344
DOI:		10.1016/0039-128x(94)90124-4
ISSN/ISBN:		0039-128X (Print) 0039-128X (Linking)
Abstract:		"A number of neutral marine steroids such as desmosterol, campesterol, brassicasterol, gorgosterol, and other trace steroids were isolated from the coelomic fluid of ripe Nereis succinea and checked for biological activity as sex pheromones on swarming specimens of Platynereis dumerilii and Nereis succinea. No significant influence of synthetic gorgosterol or a natural extract of gorgosterol or the other identified steroids on the swarming behavior was observed"
Keywords:		Animals Cholestadienols/isolation & purification/pharmacology Cholesterol/analogs & derivatives/isolation & purification/pharmacology Desmosterol/isolation & purification/pharmacology *Phytosterols Polychaeta/*chemistry *Sex Attractants/isolation & purifi;
Notes:		"MedlineZeeck, E Hardege, J D Willig, A Ikekawa, N Fujimoto, Y eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 1994/05/01 Steroids. 1994 May; 59(5):341-4. doi: 10.1016/0039-128x(94)90124-4"