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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of the passionvine mealybug, Planococcus minor (Maskell)"
Author(s):		Ho HY; Hung CC; Chuang TH; Wang WL;
Address:		"Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 11526, Republic of China. shine@gate.sinica.edu.tw"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		2007
Volume:		20070921
Issue:		10
Page Number:		1986 - 1996
DOI:		10.1007/s10886-007-9361-7
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The sex pheromone of the mealybug, Planococcus minor was isolated by fractionation of crude pheromone extract obtained by aeration of virgin females. The pheromone was identified as the irregular terpenoid, 2-isopropyl-5-methyl-2,4-hexadienyl acetate, by mass spectrometry, microchemical tests, and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The stereochemistry of the pheromone was assigned as (E) by comparison with synthetic standards of known geometry. The compound was highly attractive to males in laboratory bioassays, whereas the (Z)-isomer appeared to antagonize attraction"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Hemiptera/*metabolism Male Molecular Structure Sex Attractants/*chemical synthesis/pharmacology Sexual Behavior, Animal/drug effects;"
Notes:		"MedlineHo, Hsiao-Yung Hung, Chau-Chin Chuang, Ta-Hsien Wang, Wen-Lung eng 2007/09/22 J Chem Ecol. 2007 Oct; 33(10):1986-96. doi: 10.1007/s10886-007-9361-7. Epub 2007 Sep 21"