title: Caudoxirene, the spermatozoid-releasing and attracting factor in the marine brown alga Perithalia caudata (Phaeophyceae, Sporochnales).
abstract: Caudoxirene (cis-3-(1,2-trans-epoxy-but-3-enyl)-4-vinyl-cyclopentene) is a new gamete releasing factor from Perithalia caudata (Sporochnales). Its threshold concentration is found at 30 pmol for gamete release. Multifidene, viridiene and a Z-isomer of caudoxirene were identified as by-products or trace constituents.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Biologie der Universität Konstanz.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wahl
mesh_terms: D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000459:Phaeophyceae / Q000502:physiology*; D010675:Pheromones / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012098:Reproduction
chemical_list: D003517:Cyclopentanes; D010675:Pheromones; C058385:caudoxirene