Abstract
A search for potential semiochemicals revealed nerolidol (6), albicanol (7), and the new 2,3-dihydrofarnesol derivatives 8-10 in the temporal gland secretions of African elephants. A novel synthesis from (E,E)-farnesol (1) provided compounds 8-10 for GC-MS comparison to the natural products. This study confirms the farnesol family as frequently occurring secondary metabolites in African elephant temporal gland secretions.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Africa
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Animals
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Apocrine Glands / metabolism*
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Elephants / metabolism*
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Farnesol / analogs & derivatives*
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Farnesol / chemical synthesis*
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Male
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Molecular Structure
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Naphthalenes / chemistry*
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Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
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Sesquiterpenes / isolation & purification*
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Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
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Stereoisomerism
Substances
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2,3-dihydrofarnesol
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Naphthalenes
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Sesquiterpenes
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Farnesol
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albicanol
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nerolidol