The skins of Madagascar poison frogs (Mantella) and certain Neotropical poison frogs (Epipedobates, Dendrobates) secrete the new bile acid tauromantellic acid (1), which was found in both wild-caught and captive-born frogs. This is the first molecule of endogenous origin detected in skin secretions from these taxa. Sucrose was also detected in secretions from wild-caught Mantella but not in captive-born frogs, suggesting a dietary origin. © 2012 The American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy.
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Clark, V. C., Harinantenaina, L., Zeller, M., Ronto, W., Rocca, J., Dossey, A. T., … Shaw, C. (2012). An endogenous bile acid and dietary sucrose from skin secretions of alkaloid-sequestering poison frogs. Journal of Natural Products, 75(3), 473–478. https://doi.org/10.1021/np200963r
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