GC-MS Analysis of Defensive Secretions of a Cuban Endemic Millipede of the Genus Rhinocricus—Chemical Prospecting of Neotropical Biodiversity †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. General Procedures
2.2. Determination of the Potential Presence of Cyanide
2.3. Gas Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
2.4. Biological Material
2.5. Extraction and Isolation
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Collection Site (Coordinates) | Main Components a m/z (%) | Retention Time (Rt, min), % in the Defensive Secretion |
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San Miguel de Baga 21.428853, −77.328784 | 2-Methoxyphenol 109(100), 124(M+, 94), 81(44), 65(5), 53(15) 2-Methoxy-3-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone 153(9), 123 (M+), 151(17), 122(45), 109(36), 83(41) 82(38), 66(69), 54(61), 53(89) | Rt = 2. 712 min (42%) Rt = 5. 464 min (56%) |
Rio Cauto 20.531927, −76926885 | 2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol 138(M+, 100), 123(93), 95(31), 77(17), 67(19), 55(14), 51(9) | Rt = 3. 226 min (86%) b,c |
Baracoa 20.316253, −74.554577 | Decanal 156(M+, 0), 128(8), 112(39), 82(59), 70(64), 57(100), 43(88) 2,3-Dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone 183 (M+), 182(83), 167(33), 153(20), 137(100), 83(88), 69(44), 43(16) 2,6-dimethoxyphenol 154(M+, 100), 139(93), 111(49), 96(11), 79(8), 69(7), 53(7) | Rt = 6. 764 min (18%) Rt = 4. 876 min (32%) Rt = 2. 932 min (46%) |
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Morales, J.E.T.; Villavicencio, C.B.; Cervantes, X.L.G.; Canchingre, M.E.; Pedroso, M.T.C. GC-MS Analysis of Defensive Secretions of a Cuban Endemic Millipede of the Genus Rhinocricus—Chemical Prospecting of Neotropical Biodiversity. Chem. Proc. 2023, 14, 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-27-16077
Morales JET, Villavicencio CB, Cervantes XLG, Canchingre ME, Pedroso MTC. GC-MS Analysis of Defensive Secretions of a Cuban Endemic Millipede of the Genus Rhinocricus—Chemical Prospecting of Neotropical Biodiversity. Chemistry Proceedings. 2023; 14(1):53. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-27-16077
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorales, Juan Enrique Tacoronte, Carla Bernal Villavicencio, Xavier Leopoldo Gracia Cervantes, Maria Elizabeth Canchingre, and Maria Teresa Cabrera Pedroso. 2023. "GC-MS Analysis of Defensive Secretions of a Cuban Endemic Millipede of the Genus Rhinocricus—Chemical Prospecting of Neotropical Biodiversity" Chemistry Proceedings 14, no. 1: 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-27-16077