TRANS-2-DODECENAL AND 2-METHYL-1, 4-QUINONE PRODUCED BY A MILLIPEDE.
An aldehyde, trans-2-dodecenal, heretofore known only from plants, has been identified in the defensive secretion of the spiroboloid millipede Rhinocricus insulatus. A second component, 2-methyl-1,4-quinone, was previously known from the secretion of related millipedes.
D000447:Aldehydes; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods; D016227:Benzoquinones; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; D010600:Pharmacology; D011809:Quinones
D000447:Aldehydes; D016227:Benzoquinones; D011809:Quinones; C004532:quinone
ALDEHYDES; ARTHROPODS; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; PHARMACOLOGY; QUINONES