Cembrene A and congeneric ketone isolated from the paracloacal glands of the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis)

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作者
Mattern, DL
Scott, WD
McDaniel, CA
Weldon, PJ
Graves, DE
机构
[1] UNIV MISSISSIPPI, DEPT CHEM, UNIVERSITY, MS 38677 USA
[2] FS, SO FOREST EXPT STN, USDA, GULFPORT, MS 39505 USA
[3] SMITHSONIAN INST, CONSERVAT & RES CTR, FRONT ROYAL, VA 22630 USA
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JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS | 1997年 / 60卷 / 08期
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10.1021/np970129v
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
A diterpene hydrocarbon and diterpene ketone isolated from the paracloacal gland secretions of the Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) were examined by GC-MS and H-1-NMR, C-13-NMR, and IR spectroscopy, and identified as 4,8,12-trimethyl-1-(1-methylethenyl)-3,7,11-cyclotetradecatriene (cembrene A, 1) and its congeneric ketone, 4,8,12-trimethyl-1-(1-methylethenyl)-3, 7-cyclotetradecadien-10-one (2), respectively. This is the first report of cembrene A from a vertebrate; the ketone has not been described previously.
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