| Title: | (E)-5-hexadecenyl acetate: a novel moth sex pheromone component from Stathmopoda auriferella |
| Author(s): | Yang CY; Choi KS; Cho MR; |
| Address: | "National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon 440-706, Republic of Korea. cyyang@korea.kr" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-013-0269-0 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The sex pheromone of Stathmopoda auriferella (Walker), an important pest of kiwifruit in Korea, was studied. Two candidate pheromone components detected in the gland extracts of females were identified as (E)-5-hexadecenyl acetate (E5-16:OAc) and (E)-5-hexadecenol (E5-16:OH) in a ratio of 75:25 by mass spectral analysis of natural pheromone components and dimethyldisulfide adducts, and retention index comparisons with synthetic standards. In the kiwifruit orchards, E5-16:OAc alone was attractive to S. auriferella males and caught significantly more males than live virgin females. However, addition of E5-16:OH strongly inhibited attraction to E5-16:OAc. These results suggest that the major component of the female-produced sex pheromone of S. auriferella is E5-16:OAc. This hexadecenyl acetate is a novel moth sex pheromone component" |
| Keywords: | "Acetates/*chemistry/pharmacology Animals Fatty Alcohols/*chemistry/pharmacology Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Male Moths/*metabolism/physiology Sex Attractants/*chemistry/pharmacology Sexual Behavior, Animal/drug effects Stereoisomerism;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineYang, Chang Yeol Choi, Kyung San Cho, Myoung Rae eng 2013/03/14 J Chem Ecol. 2013 Apr; 39(4):555-8. doi: 10.1007/s10886-013-0269-0. Epub 2013 Mar 13" |
