title: African elephant sesquiterpenes.
abstract: GC-MS analysis of extracts from temporal gland secretions of an African elephant has revealed the presence of several farnesol-related sesquiterpenes. Among these are (E)-2, 3-dihydrofarnesol (3), a bumblebee pheromone not seen before in mammals, and a rare component of a Greek tobacco, drimane-8alpha, 11-diol (4), never observed before in an animal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas 72032, USA. goodwin@hendrix.edu
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guinn
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: McKelvey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gunawardena
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Riddle
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Riddle
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004606:Elephants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005204:Farnesol / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008297:Male; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000737:chemistry*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D005204:Farnesol