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Reptilian chemistry: volatile compounds from paracloacal glands of the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus).
Garcia-Rubio, Silvina,Attygalle, Athula B,Weldon, Paul J,Meinwald, Jerrold
, p. 769 - 781 (2007/10/03)
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).