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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Sex pheromone catabolism in the redbanded leafroller moth
Author(s):		Klun JA; Schwarz M;
Address:		"Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1993
Volume:		19
Issue:		4
Page Number:		751 - 762
DOI:		10.1007/BF00985006
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Tritium-labeled components of the red-banded leaf-roller female sex pheromone, (Z)- and (E)-[11,12-(3)H2]-11-tetradecenyl acetate (57 Ci/mmol), applied to antennae of males and females were degraded causing formation of tritiated 11-tetradecenol, 11-tetradecenoic acid, and water. Results indicate that the catabolic pathway involves acetate hydrolysis, oxidation of alcohol to fatty acid, and degradation of the acid viabeta-oxidation. Both geometric isomers were degraded equally well by males but degradation proceeded comparatively less rapidly with female antennae. It is surmised that under natural conditions of olfactory sensing, sex pheromone impinging upon the moth's antennae is probably subject to a similar catabolic fate"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEKlun, J A Schwarz, M eng 1993/04/01 J Chem Ecol. 1993 Apr; 19(4):751-62. doi: 10.1007/BF00985006"