African elephant sesquiterpenes.
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.
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Department of Chemistry, Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas 72032, USA. goodwin@hendrix.edu
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McKelvey
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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*
D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D005204:Farnesol