ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Insecta
;
Scolytidae
;
phenylalanine
;
aromatics
;
axenic
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The pine engraver,Ips pini (Say), was found to produce toluene and 2-phenylethanol when boring into fresh pine logs. The hypotheses that phenylalanine is a precursor of these compounds and that beetles without their symbiotic microorganisms can perform these conversions were confirmed by treating wild and axencially-reared males and females topically with L-phenyl-d5-alanine. Extracts of these beetles invariably contained deuterio-toluene, and extracts of males contained deuterio-2-phenylethanol as well.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01951781
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