The scent gland composition of the Mangshan pit viper, Protobothrops mangshanensis

• Jonas Holste,
• Paul Weldon,
• Donald Boyer and
• Stefan Schulz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2644–2654, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.222

• Boulevard Bronx, New York 10460, USA 10.3762/bjoc.20.222 Abstract The Mangshan pit viper, Protobothrops mangshanensis, is a rare, highly endangered snake native to the mountainous regions of Hunan Province in China. Snakes possess abdominal scent glands, which have been chemically studied in several

• , proline-containing diketopiperazines were identified for the first time in snake scent glands, although an artificial formation from amino acids likely present in the secretion cannot be excluded. Keywords: carboxylic acids; identification; mass spectrometry; pheromones; snakes; Introduction Located in

• the tail base of all snakes is a pair of scent glands that open through ducts at the posterolateral margin of the vent. Snakes typically discharge pungent scent gland secretions (SGS) from the glands when disturbed, leading to the belief that these exudates deter predators like carnivores and others

My maize and blue brick road to physical organic chemistry in materials

• Anne J. McNeil

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 229–238, doi:10.3762/bjoc.12.24

• driveway and watching the newly formed river break into small streams that later rejoined. Like most children, I was incredibly curious about the natural world around me. I set up terrariums and aquariums, used microscopes to examine leaves and insects, and kept spiders, snakes and turtles as pets