title: Identification of major lipids from the scent gland secretions of Dumeril's ground boa (Acrantophis dumerili Jan) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: The scent gland secretions of Dumeril's ground boa (Acrantophis dumerili), pooled from two adult males and a female, were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. 2-Hydroxy-propanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, cis-9-octadecenoic acid, octadecanoic acid, cholesterol, and 5-cholesten-3-one were indicated. These results are compared with those obtained in analyses of the scent gland secretions of other snakes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Weldon
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sharp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002988:Cloaca; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008055:Lipids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D012911:Snakes / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids