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Lipids from the paracloacal glands of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

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Lipids from the paracloacal glands of adult and of immature American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Acetate esters (C12−C18) were indicated in the adults' secretions. Immature alligators contain C10−C18 acetates, C12−C18 dodecanoates, tetradecanoates and other high molecular weight esters, and C10−C16 3-methyl-butanoates. Cholesterol, C16 and C18 free fatty acids, and α-tocopherol (vitamin E) were detected in some samples. The results are compared with those published for South American caiman species.

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GC-MS:

gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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  1. Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, TX

    P. J. Weldon

  2. Department of Chemistry, Howard University, 20052, Washington, DC

    A. Shafagati & J. W. Wheeler

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Weldon, P.J., Shafagati, A. & Wheeler, J.W. Lipids from the paracloacal glands of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Lipids 23, 727–729 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02535676

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