Structural Identification of the Diester Preen-Gland Waxes of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- 9 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Natural Products
- Vol. 63 (3) , 381-384
- https://doi.org/10.1021/np990377m
Abstract
The intact C32−C48 diester wax esters of the preen gland of the migrating bird Calidris canutus are shown, using synthesized standards, to comprise predominantly C12−C16 alkane-1,2-diols esterified with octanoic, decanoic, and dodecanoic acid at one position, and with predominantly even-numbered carbon fatty acids at the other position.Keywords
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