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Identification of 3α‐hydroxy‐5α‐androst‐16‐ene as the musk odour component of boar submaxillary salivary gland and its relationship to the sex odour taint in pork meat
Author(s) -
Patterson R. L. S.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740190803
Subject(s) - boar , submaxillary gland , chemistry , biology , endocrinology , medicine , anatomy , semen
The salivary glands of boars, hogs and gilts have been examined for the presence of sex odour. The submaxillary salivary glands of all boars examined possessed a musk‐smelling compound, which was absent from the glands of the hogs and gilts. The compound, which has been isolated and identified as 3α‐hydroxy‐5α‐androst‐16‐ene, is closely related to 5α‐androst‐16‐ene‐3‐one, previously isolated from boar fat.