title: Reptilian chemistry: volatile compounds from paracloacal glands of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus).
abstract: The secretion of the paracloacal glands of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) contains over 80 lipophilic compounds, including saturated and unsaturated long-chain alcohols along with their formic, acetic, and butyric acid esters, and several isoprenoids. Most of these compounds were identified on the basis of mass spectra, obtained by GC-MS. In addition, identification of the major components was supported by infrared spectra obtained by GC-FTIR. Major differences are indicated in the composition of the paracloacal gland secretion of C. acutus and that of another crocodylid, the African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA.
authors.forename: Silvina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Rubio
authors.forename: Athula B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Attygalle
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Weldon
authors.forename: Jerrold
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meinwald
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002070:Butadienes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D002988:Cloaca; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D045782:Hemiterpenes; D007093:Imidazoles; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D010420:Pentanes; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013256:Steroids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D002070:Butadienes; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D004952:Esters; D045782:Hemiterpenes; D007093:Imidazoles; D010420:Pentanes; D013256:Steroids; C005059:isoprene; C038008:croconazole