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Table 3.6 A Summary of the Composition of<br />

Sebaceous Secretions<br />

Organic (major)<br />

Triglycerides<br />

Free fatty acids<br />

saturated<br />

monounsaturated<br />

polyunsaturated<br />

Wax esters<br />

Squalene<br />

Cholesterol<br />

Cholesterol esters<br />

30–40%<br />

15–25%<br />

50%<br />

48%<br />

2%<br />

20–25%<br />

10–12%<br />

1–3%<br />

2–3%<br />

Organic (trace)<br />

Aldehydes<br />

Ketones<br />

Am<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Amides<br />

Alkanes<br />

Alkenes<br />

Alcohols<br />

Phospholipids<br />

Pyrroles<br />

Pyrid<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Piperid<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Pyraz<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Furans<br />

Haloalkanes<br />

Mercaptans<br />

Sulfides<br />

obta<strong>in</strong>ed from Robertshaw 87 ). They are localized primarily <strong>in</strong> the axillary and<br />

per<strong>in</strong>eal areas. The excretory portion of these glands takes the form of a huge<br />

<strong>in</strong>tertw<strong>in</strong>ed coil that can extend well <strong>in</strong>to the sub-dermal fatty layer. 2 The duct<br />

leav<strong>in</strong>g the coil takes a more or less vertical path parallel to an adjacent hair<br />

follicle <strong>in</strong>to which it opens at a po<strong>in</strong>t above the hair’s sebaceous gland.<br />

Few studies have been made to analyze the secretions emanat<strong>in</strong>g from<br />

the apocr<strong>in</strong>e glands. Detailed analysis of apocr<strong>in</strong>e secretions is complicated<br />

by contam<strong>in</strong>ation from eccr<strong>in</strong>e and sebaceous glands. One of the few studies<br />

done on human apocr<strong>in</strong>e secretions found a substance that was milky <strong>in</strong><br />

appearance and dried to a plastic-like solid. 88 This material fluoresced and<br />

had a variable odor. One source reported several substances isolated from<br />

apocr<strong>in</strong>e secretions, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g prote<strong>in</strong>s, carbohydrates, cholesterol, and<br />

iron. 89 C 19-steroid sulfates and ∆16-steroids (e.g., 5α-androst-16-en-3α-ol<br />

and 5α-androst-16-en-3-one) have also been reported. 90,91<br />

Variation of Sebum Composition with Age of Donor<br />

It has been well established that the chemical content of sweat changes from<br />

birth to puberty and up through old age. Rates of sebum excretion, amounts<br />

of certa<strong>in</strong> fatty acids, the ratio of wax esters to cholesterol, and cholesterol<br />

esters have been found to change. 92 Some components do not show any<br />

significant difference with age. Table 3.7 compares the variation <strong>in</strong> surface<br />

lipid composition by age group. 93

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