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Tetrahedron

Volume 38, Issue 13, 1982, Pages 1965-1970
Tetrahedron

Chemical constituents of the defensive secretion of the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

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Abstract

The volatile components in the musk of the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) were analyzed by GC-MS. Several thiols (mercaptans), thioethers (sulfides), and disulfides were identified.

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