ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
Agrotis segetum
;
(Z)-5-decenyl acetate
;
pheromone analog
;
methyl substitution
;
structure-activity
;
single-sensillum recordings
;
receptor interaction
;
conformational analysis
;
molecular mechanics
;
enantiomers
;
chirality
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The enantiomers of analogs of (Z)-5-decenyl acetate, a pheromone component ofAgrotis segetum, substituted by a methyl group in the 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 positions and dimethyl substituted in the 4,7 positions, have been synthesized and studied by an electrophysiological single-cell technique and by molecular mechanics calculations. The results demonstrate that the electrophysiological activity as well as the ability of the (Z)-5-decenyl acetate receptor to differentiate between enantiomers depends on the position of the methyl substituent. For analogs methyl substituted in the 2, 4, or 8 position, no differences in the activities of the enantiomers could be observed. In contrast, the enantiomers of the 3- and 7-methyl analogs display a significant difference in the activities, theR-enantiomers being more active than theS-enantiomers. From an analysis of the structure-activity results of the enantiomers of the 4,7-dimethyl-substituted analogs, the chiral sense of the alkylchain of the natural pheromone component on binding to its receptor could be deduced.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00994319
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