Glycerol monoethers in the scent gland secretions of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox; Serpentes, Crotalinae).
1-O-Monoalkylglycerols with C12 to C20 chains were identified in the scent gland secretions of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox). This is the first documentation of these compounds in the skin secretions of a reptile.
Weldon
P J
PJ
Department of Biology, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843.
Lloyd
H A
HA
Blum
M S
MS
D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005995:Glyceryl Ethers / Q000032:analysis*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D012911:Snakes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
D005995:Glyceryl Ethers