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. 1990 Jun;16(6):2057-65.
doi: 10.1007/BF01020516.

New components in defensive secretion of the striped skunk,Mephitis mephitis

W F Wood  1
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New components in defensive secretion of the striped skunk,Mephitis mephitis

W F Wood. J Chem Ecol. 1990 Jun.

Abstract

GC-MS analysis of the anal sac secretion of the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), shows seven major components: (E)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, S-(E)-2-butenyl thioacetate,S-3-methylbutanyl thioacetate, 2-methylquinoline, 2-quinolinemethanethiol, andS-2-quinolinemethyl thioacetate. The following compounds previously reported from this secretion could not be confirmed: bis(2-butenyl) sulfide, (E)-2-Butenyl methyl disuffide, (E)-2-butenyl propyl sulfide, butyl 3-methylbutyl disulfide, and 2-butenyl butyl disulfide.

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