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Animal fragrances have a long history of application by mankind. Musk is one of the most important and often used fragrances in perfumery. The odorous components in natural musk originate from the musk deer (Moschus moschiferus L.). Because of its thick, oily, jelly-like natural musk, the musk deer is the most desired, although untamed animal of Tibet and Siberia. Both the male and female deer have a musk gland (pod) under the tail; in addition, the adult male also has a pouch on the abdomen. Each musk pod contains about one ounce of liquid. The natural extracts contain macrocyclic ketones, alcohols and pyridine derivatives. Musk deers are still hunted for their musk, but not as much as in the past [1]. Moreover, due to the high cost and uncertainty of supply of natural musk and great expense and complexity involved in the chemical synthesis of the original musk compounds, natural musk has been replaced by synthetic musks with fragrance and other properties similar to those of the natural substances. The phenomenal growth demand for musk has created a world-wide synthetic musk industry. Today almost all of the musks used in cosmetics and fragrance products are synthetic. |
