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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem

Title:		"Revision of the structure of the major aggregation pheromone of the broad-horned flour beetle (Gnatocerus cornutus) to (1S,4R,5R)-alpha-acoradiene by its synthesis"
Author(s):		Tashiro T; Kurosawa S; Mori K;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, Science University of Tokyo, Japan"
Journal Title:		Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Year:		2004
Volume:		68
Issue:		3
Page Number:		663 - 670
DOI:		10.1271/bbb.68.663
ISSN/ISBN:		0916-8451 (Print) 0916-8451 (Linking)
Abstract:		"(1S,4R,5R)-(+)-alpha-acoradiene [1,8-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)spiro[4.5]dec-7-ene] (1) is shown by its synthesis to be the major component of the male-produced aggregation pheromone of the broad-horned flour beetle (Gnatocerus cornutus)"
Keywords:		Animals Coleoptera/*chemistry Molecular Structure Pheromones/chemical synthesis/*chemistry Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes Sesquiterpenes/chemical synthesis/*chemistry Stereoisomerism;
Notes:		"MedlineTashiro, Takuya Kurosawa, Satoshi Mori, Kenji eng England 2004/04/02 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2004 Mar; 68(3):663-70. doi: 10.1271/bbb.68.663"