Secondary Metabolites of the Cuticular Abdominal Glands of Variegated Grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus L.)

Table 2

Compounds identified from the GC-MS analysis of the abdominal extract of variegated grasshopper (Z. variegatus).

Chromatogram peak	Compound name	Molecular formula	Molecular weight	Retention time (min)	Peak area (%)	Nature of compound
1	2,7-Dimethyloctane	C10H22	142	5.703	3.21	Hydrocarbon
2	Decane	C10H22	142	7.078	5.33	Hydrocarbon
3	Undecane	C11H24	156	8.455	3.81	Hydrocarbon
4	Tridecanoic acid methyl ester	C14H28O2	228	17.151	4.76	Ester
5	Hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid)	C16H32O2	256	18.526	9.37	Fatty acid
6	11-Octadecenoic acid methyl ester	C19H36O2	296	20.196	23.18	Ester
7	Pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-methyl ester	C17H34O2	270	20.535	4.43	Ester
8	(Z)-13-Docosenoic acid (erucic acid)	C22H42O2	338	21.288	10.71	Fatty acid
9	Dodecyl pentafluoropropionate	C15H25F5O2	332	22.753	9.52	Halogenated ester
10	2-Dodecyl-1,3-propanediol	C15H32O2	244	24.145	6.38	Alcohol
11	1,12-Tridecadiene	C13H24	180	24.572	19.30	Hydrocarbon