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2 C18 isoprenoid ketones, hexahydrofarnesylacetone (1) and farnesylacetone (2) have been identified for the first time in lipid extracts from the androgenic glands of the male crab Carcinus maenas, using coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The 2 compounds prepared by synthesis, are biologically active, inhibiting the incorporation of3H-leucine in Crustaceans ovaries subcultures.
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We wish to thank Professors H. Charniaux-Cotton and E. Lederer for their permanent interest in this work.
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Ferezou, J.P., Berreur-Bonnenfant, J., Meusy, J.J. et al. 6,10,14-Trimethylpentadecan-2-one and 6,10,14-trimethyl-5-trans, 9-trans, 13-pentadecatrien-2-one from the androgenic glands of the male crab Carcinus maenas. Experientia 33, 290 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02002784
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