A Novel Class of Defensive Compounds in Harvestmen: Hydroxy-γ-Lactones from the Phalangiid Egaenus convexus
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00277
Abstract: When threatened, the harvestman Egaenus convexus (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) ejects a secretion against offenders. The secretion originates from large prosomal scent glands and is mainly composed of two isomers of 4-hydroxy-5-octyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-furan-2-one (1), a β-hydroxy-γ-lactone. The compounds… read more here.
Keywords: novel class; compounds harvestmen; egaenus convexus; hydroxy lactones ... See more keywords