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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Identification of sex pheromone produced by female sweetpotato weevil,Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers)"
Author(s):		Heath RR; Coffelt JA; Sonnet PE; Proshold FI; Dueben B; Tumlinson JH;
Address:		"U.S. Department of Agriculture, Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, 32604, Gainesville, Florida"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1986
Volume:		12
Issue:		6
Page Number:		1489 - 1503
DOI:		10.1007/BF01012367
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A sex pheromone of the sweetpotato weevil,Cylas formicarius elegantulus (Summers), was obtained from collections of volatiles from virgin females, and pheromone was isolated by means of liquid and gas chromatography. The purification procedure was monitored by quantitative laboratory and field bioassays and the compound was identified as (Z)-3-dodecen-1-ol (E)-2-butenoate by means of spectroscopic and microchemical methods. Synthesis, followed by laboratory and field bioassays, showed that the biological activity of the synthetic material was qualitatively and quantitatively indistinguishable from that of the purified natural product"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEHeath, R R Coffelt, J A Sonnet, P E Proshold, F I Dueben, B Tumlinson, J H eng 1986/06/01 J Chem Ecol. 1986 Jun; 12(6):1489-503. doi: 10.1007/BF01012367"