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| Title |
Chemistry of the sternal gland secretion of the Mediterranean centipede Himantarium gabrielis (Linnaeus, 1767) (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Himantariidae)
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| Published in |
The Science of Nature, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00114-013-1086-6 |
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| Authors |
Ljubodrag V. Vujisić, Ivan M. Vučković, Slobodan E. Makarov, Bojan S. Ilić, Dragan Ž. Antić, Milka B. Jadranin, Nina M. Todorović, Ivan V. Mrkić, Vlatka E. Vajs, Luka R. Lučić, Božidar P. M. Ćurčić, Bojan M. Mitić |
| Abstract |
The geophilomorph centipede, Himantarium gabrielis, when disturbed, discharges a viscous and proteinaceous secretion from the sternal glands. This exudate was found by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-mass spectrometry and NMR analyses to be composed of hydrogen cyanide, benzaldehyde, benzoyl nitrile, benzyl nitrile, mandelonitrile, mandelonitrile benzoate, 3,7,6O-trimethylguanine (himantarine), farnesyl 2,3-dihydrofarnesoate and farnesyl farnesoate. This is the first report on the presence of benzyl nitrile and mandelonitrile benzoate in secreted substances from centipedes. Farnesyl 2,3-dihydrofarnesoate is a new compound, while himantarine and farnesyl farnesoate were not known as natural products. A post-secretion release of hydrogen cyanide by reaction of mandelonitrile and benzoyl nitrile was observed by NMR, and hydrogen cyanide signals were completely assigned. In addition, a protein component of the secretion was analysed by electrophoresis which revealed the presence of a major 55 kDa protein. Analyses of the defensive exudates of other geophilomorph families should produce further chemical surprises. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 16 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 44% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 13% |
| Researcher | 2 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 50% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 19% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 19% |
| Psychology | 1 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 December 2023.
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#7,315,081
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#61,066
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#8
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