2009/06/09 by Hugh J. O’Neill, L.L. Gershbein · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis #Fungal Biology and Applications #Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
paper · doi:10.1159/000225134
openalex publication_date 2009/06/09 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The lipids of human and equine smegma pools were saponified and the total fatty acids submitted to temperature programmed gas chromatography (GC) analysis. In contrast to the human products, the horse smegma fatty acids contained very low odd saturated as well as olefinic branched chain acid contents. The cyclopropane fatty acid, 9,10-methyleneoctadecanoic acid, occurred in smegma sampled from men over 35 years of age but could not be detected in the pool from persons of 17-20 years of age nor in any of the equine mixtures. The alcoholic fraction from horse smegma contained about 85% sterol, the remainder constituting alcohols of C12 to C28 and of which 43.5% were branched chain components. The corresponding product from human smegma was primarily sterol. Squalene comprised the main hydrocarbon present in smegma of either species.