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Zhang T, Jin W, Yang S, Li Y, Zhang M, Shi M, Guo X, Li D, Zhang B, Liu S, Hu D. Study of compositions of musks in different types secreted by forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). PLoS One 2021; 16:e0245677. [PMID: 33725016 PMCID: PMC7963063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Musk is a secretion of the forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii). Normal musk is a brown solid secretion with a light fragrance. In this study, abnormal types of musk, namely, white and black musks, were discovered during the musk collection process. Researchers have long been concerned with the components of musk. Herein, GC-MS, headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME), and nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) were used to analyze the nonpolar organic components, volatile organic components, and sample similarities among different musks, respectively. Abundant steroid hormones and proteins were also found in the musk. The steroid hormone concentrations were detected using a radioimmunoassay (RIA). Proteins in the samples were hydrolyzed and the amino acids concentrations were detected. The steroid hormone and amino acid concentrations in white musk were significantly lower than in normal and black musks (p<0.05). The components were subjected to NMDS analysis to understand the differences in components among different types of musk, with the results suggesting that white musk was different from normal and black musks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tianxiang Zhang
- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (SL); (DH)
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- School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
- * E-mail: (SL); (DH)
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Retraction: Social success of perfumes. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222524. [PMID: 31504072 PMCID: PMC6736492 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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