Straight and branched-chain fatty acids in preorbital glands of sika deer, Cervus nippon.
Using GC-MS analysis, 11 major volatile compounds were found in the preorbital gland secretion from a female sika deer, Cervus nippon. These compounds are the C14 through C18 straight-chain fatty acids, (ZZ)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid, 12-methyltridecanoic acid, 13-methyltetradecanoic acid, 14-methylpentadecanoic acid, 14-methylhexadecanoic acid, and 15-methylhexadecanoic acid. The five branched-chain acids make up over 29% of the volatiles in the gland. This is the first time branched-chain carboxylic acids have been reported from ungulate preorbital glands.
Wood
William F
WF
Department of Chemistry, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 95521, USA. wfw2@humboldt.edu
D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D014835:Volatilization
D005227:Fatty Acids