African Elephant Sesquiterpenes. II. Identification and Synthesis of New Derivatives of 2,3-Dihydrofarnesol
作者:Thomas E. Goodwin、Felisia D. Brown、Richard W. Counts、Nichole C. Dowdy、Patrick L. Fraley、Randall A. Hughes、Daniel Z. Liu、Courtney D. Mashburn、Josh D. Rankin、Russell S. Roberson、Katie D. Wooley、Elizabeth L. Rasmussen、Scott W. Riddle、Heidi S. Riddle、Stefan Schulz
DOI:10.1021/np010647c
日期:2002.9.1
A search for potential semiochemicals revealed nerolidol (6), albicanol (7), and the new 2,3-dihydrofarnesol derivatives 8-10 in the temporal gland secretions of African elephants. A novel synthesis from (E,E)-farnesol (1) provided compounds 8-10 for GC-MS comparison to the natural products. This study confirms the farnesol family as frequently occurring secondary metabolites in African elephant temporal gland secretions.