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Methods Mol Biol

Title:		Female moth pheromones
Author(s):		Ando T;
Address:		"Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan"
Journal Title:		Methods Mol Biol
Year:		2013
Volume:		1068
Issue:
Page Number:		3 - 14
DOI:		10.1007/978-1-62703-619-1_1
ISSN/ISBN:		1940-6029 (Electronic) 1064-3745 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex pheromone, a volatile secreted by a female moth, is stored in the pheromone gland and can be easily extracted with hexane. The extract is effectively analyzed using a gas chromatography combined with an electro-antennogram detector (GC-EAD) and a mass spectrometry (GC-MS), both of which are equipped with a capillary column. GC-EAD analysis indicates the number of pheromone components that have a different chromatographic behavior. The mass spectrum measured by GC-MS suggests the outline of the chemical structure. In addition to a comparison with chemical data of authentic synthetic compounds, micro-chemical reactions reveal a precise structure of the natural pheromone. Finally, the chemical structure is confirmed by field evaluation of the synthetic pheromone"
Keywords:		Animals Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods *Moths/chemistry/classification/metabolism Sex Attractants/*chemistry/metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineAndo, Tetsu eng 2013/09/10 Methods Mol Biol. 2013; 1068:3-14. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-619-1_1"