Research Article

Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Volatile Metabolites in Bovine Vaginal Fluid and Assessment of Their Bioactivity

Table 1

Volatile compounds identified in bovines’ vaginal fluids during the oestrous cycle.

Peaks Molecular weight Identified compounds Oestrus Nonoestrus

1 59Trimethylamine +
260Acetic acid+
394Phenol+
4 130Propionic acid +
5 124Cyclohexane,3,3,5-Trimethyl +
6 174Phosphonic acid +
7 1023-hexanol + +

+ Indicates the presence of the compound; − Indicates the absence of the compound.