Table 1 Chemical constituents of Chinese forest musk deer preputial gland secretion from ethyl alcohol and diethyl ether extraction (% of extract peak acreage).

1,1-diethoxy-Ethane (acetal)

C₆H₁₄O₂

105-57-7

22.8

19.62

-

-

m-Cresol

C₇H₈O

108-39-4

1.1

0.73

1.84

1.41

6-Methylheptane-1,6-diol

C₈H₁₈O₂

5392-57-4

0.86

0.35

1.83

0.76

1,2,6-Hexanetriol

C₆H₁₄O₃

106-69-4

-

-

0.25

1.37

Benzeneacetic acid

C₈H₈O₂

103-82-2

1.62

1

3.51

3.87

2,6,10,15-Tetramethylheptadecane

C₂₁H₄₄

54833-48-6

0.5

0.45

-

-

8-n-Hexylpentadecane

C₂₁H₄₄

13475-75-7

0.89

0.46

-

-

3-Methylcyclopentadecanone (Muscone)

C₁₆H₃₀O

541-91-3

18.55

22.59

26.19

35.76

Normuscone

C₁₅H₂₈O

502-72-7

0.39

0.65

0.63

1.04

14-Methyl-8-hexadecenal Z

C₁₇H₃₂O

60609-53-2

1.84

1.72

4.09

2.78

Olealdehyde

C₁₈H₃₄O

2423-10-1

0.38

0.28

1.54

0.91

12-Methyl-E,E-2,13-octadecadien-1-ol

C₁₉H₃₆O

0-00-0

0.41

0.71

0.11

0.08

13-Tetradecenal

C₁₄H₂₆O

85896-31-7

0.27

0.35

1.09

0.88

Doconexent

C₂₂H₃₂O₂

6217-54-5

0.4

0.16

3.08

2.16

Prasterone-3-sulfate

C₁₉H₂₈O₅S

651-48-9

0.91

0.37

12.11

9.02

Resibufogenin

C₂₄H₃₂O₄

465-39-4

-

0.56

-

-

3α-Hydroxy-5β-androstan-17-one

C₁₉H₃₀O₂

53-42-9

-

-

11.05

-

5α-Androstane-3α,17β-diol

C₁₉H₃₂O₂

1852-53-5

3.37

-

3.2

0.79

Androsterone, trifluoroacetate

C₂₁H₂₉F₃O₃

0-00-0

0.97

0.87

2.12

1.27

Dihydroandrosterone

C₁₉H₃₂O₂

0-00-0

-

-

2.34

0.73

3-ethyl-3-hydroxy-5α-Androstan-17-one

C₂₁H₃₄O₂

57344-99-7

21.61

13.04

-

5.26

2-tert-Butyl-4,6-bis (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phenol

C₄₀H₅₈O₃

134868-71-6

-

1.06

1.36

-

Cholesterol

C₂₇H₄₆O

57-88-5

11.44

12.42

8.73

9.37

Cholestan-3-ol

C₂₇H₄₈O

27409-41-2

3.1

8.13

2.44

5.55

Cholest-7-en-3β-ol

C₂₇H₄₆O

6036-58-4

0.62

1.48

0.47

0.97

4α-Methyl-5α-cholest-8(14)-en-3β-ol

C₂₈H₄₈O

62014-96-4

-

0.67

-

0.41