Composition of the Cloacal Gland Secretion of Tuatara,<i>Sphenodon punctatus</i>
作者:Birte Flachsbarth、Matthias Fritzsche、Paul J. Weldon、Stefan Schulz
DOI:10.1002/cbdv.200800265
日期:2009.1
secretions revealed triacylglycerols as major glandular constituents. Twelve major medium-chain fatty acids were found to be conjugated to glycerol in different combinations, resulting in complex mixtures. These acids were identified by transesterification and subsequent derivatization of natural samples, and their structures were verified by synthesis. The natural glycerides contain predominantly three of