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Volatile Components in Defensive Spray of the Hooded Skunk, Mephitis macroura
Abstract
GC-MS analysis of the anal sac secretion from the hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura, showed the following seven major components comprised 99% of the volatiles in this secretion: (E)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, S-(E)-2-butenyl thioacetate, S-3-methylbutenyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, 2-methylquinoline, and 2-quinolinemethanethiol. Minor volatile components identified in this secretion are phenylmethanethiol, S-phenylmethyl thioacetate. S-2-phenylethyl thioacetate, bis[(E)-2-butenyl] disulfide, (E)-2-butenyl 3-methylbutyl disulfide, bis(3-methylbutyl) disulfide, and S-2-quinolinemethyl thioacetate. This secretion is similar to that of the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, differing only in that it contains four compounds not reported from the striped skunk: phenylmethanethiol, S-phenylmethyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, and S-2-phenylethyl thioacetate.
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“Skunk musk contains thiols and other compounds that are strong oxidizing agents.”
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“(E)-2butene-1-thiol has been shown to be a major volatile component, at least in striped, hooded, and hog-nosed skunks.10,11”
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Volatile components in defensive spray of the hog-nosed skunk,Conepatus mesoleucus
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Self-citationVolatile components in defensive spray of the spotted skunk,Spilogale putorius
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wood, W. F., Sollers, B. G., Dragoo, G. A., & Dragoo, J. W.
- Affiliations
- Cal Poly Humboldt (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Corresponding author
- Wood, William F.
- ORCID
- Wood, William F.
- Venue
- Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Published
- 2002-09
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1865-1870
- ISSN
- 0098-0331 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-1561
- OpenAlex
- W2184234932
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Chemical Ecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Keywords
- Mephitis macroura, striped skunks, Mephitis mephitis, volatile compounds, thiols, thioacetates, disulfides, chemical defense
- MeSH terms
- Aerosols, Anal Sacs, Animals, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Mephitidae, Stereoisomerism, Sulfhydryl Compounds, Volatilization
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