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. 2016 Aug 3;7:12322. doi: 10.1038/ncomms12322

Table 1. Major compounds detected in ejected sperm.

# Compound name Abbreviation Amount (ng)
1 n-Heneicosane n-C21 0.40±0.53
2 cis-Vaccenyl Acetate cVA 318.20±96.88
3 7-Tricosene C23:1(7) 18.39±6.26
4 n-Tricosane n-C23 11.67±3.27
5 n-Tetracosane n-C24 15.18±11.62
6 9-Pentacosene C25:1(9) 2.44±2.25
7 7-Pentacosene C25:1(7) 4.26±2.71
8 n-Pentacosane n-C25 5.88±2.98
9 7,11-Heptacosadiene C27:2(7,11) 24.52±8.32
10 2-methyl-Hexacosane 2MeC26 7.51±2.54
11 7,11-Nonacosadiene C29:2(7,11) 1.91±2.34

Peak numbers (#) correspond to the elution order of each compound shown in the chromatograph in Fig. 1c3. The mean amount±s.e.m. of each compounds is indicated.