ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Sex pheromone
;
biosynthesis
;
Lepidoptera
;
Epiphyas postvittana
;
deuterium-labelling
;
(E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate
;
(E,E)-9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Fatty acyl moieties present in the female sex pheromone gland of the lightbrown apple moth,Epiphyas postvittana, include the analogues of the two sex pheromone components, (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate and (E,E)-9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate. Application of deuterium-labelled fatty acids followed by analysis by gas chromatographymass spectrometry showed that biosynthesis of the two pheromone components involved initial Δ11-desaturation of myristic and palmitic acids respectively.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01951762
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