Meaning of mirasorvone | Babel Free

Definitions

A defensive compound secreted by the sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus).

uncountable

Examples

“Two major volatile components of this secretion are steroids; cybisterone (structure 7) constitutes about 20% of the volatiles, and a new steroid, mirasorvone, about 50%.”

“In one particularly beautiful dytiscid, the speckled Thermonectus marmoratus, the secretion contains two steroids, cybisterone (74) and mirasorvone (75). The former compound occurs in other dytiscids as well, but mirasorvone, an 18-oxygenated steroid, is not known from other insects.”

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