Structural identification of the diester preen-gland waxes of the red knot (Calidris canutus)

Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, M Dekker, Bart E. van Dongen, Stefan Schouten, T Piersma

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Abstract

The intact C-32-C-48 diester wax esters of the preen gland of the migrating bird Calidris canutus are shown, using synthesized standards, to comprise predominantly C-12-C-16 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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)381-384
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Natural Products
Volume63
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar-2000

Keywords

  • ACIDS

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