Mammalian pheromone studies - III : (E,E)-7,11,15-trimethyl-3methylenehexa-deca-1,6,10,14-tetraene, a new diterpene analogue of ß-farnesene from the dorsal gland of the springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis
Date
1978
Authors
Burger, B. V.
Le Roux, Maritha
Spies, H. S. C.
Trutor, Verona
Bigalke, R. C.
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
The secretions produced by the cutaneous glands of mammals are generally
considered to be involved in conspecific chemical communication, acting as pheromones.
From a review of mammalian chemical ecology it appears that, although
the known mammalian pheromones are of widely differing chemical nature, only a
few terpenoid compounds have been identified in cutaneous secretions.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004040390185855X
Keywords
Pheromones, Mammals -- Physiology
Citation
Burger, B. V., Le Roux, M., Spies, H. S. C & Trutor, V. 1978. Mammalian pheromone studies - III : (E,E)-7,11,15-trimethyl-3methylenehexa-deca-1,6,10,14-tetraene, a new diterpene analogue of ß-farnesene from the dorsal gland of the springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis. Tetrahedron Letters, 19(52):5221-5224.