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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"2,3-Dihydrohomofarnesal: female sex attractant pheromone component of Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Pic)"
Author(s):		Shimomura K; Koshino H; Yajima A; Matsumoto N; Kagohara Y; Kamada K; Yajima S; Ohsawa K;
Address:		"Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Applied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan. k3shimom@nodai.ac.jp"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2010
Volume:		20100706
Issue:		8
Page Number:		824 - 833
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-010-9824-0
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Pic) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) is a pest of stored legumes through the Afro-tropical region. In laboratory bioassays, males of C. rhodesianus were attracted to volatiles collected from virgin females. Collections were purified by various chromatographic techniques, and the biologically active component isolated using gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection analysis. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and NMR analyses suggested that the active compound was 2,3-dihydrohomofarnesal, i.e., 7-ethyl-3,11-dimethyl-6,10-dodecadienal. The structure was confirmed by non-stereoselective and enantioselective total synthesis. Using chiral gas chromatography, the absolute configuration of the natural compound was confirmed as (3S,6E)-7-ethyl-3,11-dimethyl-6,10-dodecadienal. Y-tube olfactomter assays showed that only the (S)-enantiomer attracted males of C. rhodesianus. The (R)-enantiomer and racemate did not attract males, suggesting that the (R)-enantiomer inhibits the activity of the natural compound. In combination with previous reports about sex attractant pheromones of congeners, we suggest that a saltational shift of the pheromone structure arose within the genus Callosobruchus"
Keywords:		"Animals Chromatography, Gas Coleoptera/*chemistry/drug effects Farnesol/*analogs & derivatives/analysis/isolation & purification/pharmacology Female Male Mass Spectrometry Sex Attractants/*analysis/*isolation & purification/pharmacology;"
Notes:		"MedlineShimomura, Kenji Koshino, Hiroyuki Yajima, Arata Matsumoto, Noriko Kagohara, Yuuma Kamada, Koichi Yajima, Shunsuke Ohsawa, Kanju eng 2010/07/08 J Chem Ecol. 2010 Aug; 36(8):824-33. doi: 10.1007/s10886-010-9824-0. Epub 2010 Jul 6"