Title: | "Identification and Synthesis of Leptotriene, a Unique Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbon from Males of the Leaffooted Bugs Leptoglossus zonatus and L. occidentalis" |
Author(s): | Millar JG; Zou Y; Hall DR; Halloran S; Pajares JA; Ponce-Herrero L; Shates T; Wilson H; Daane KM; |
Address: | "Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States. Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, U.K. Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid-INIA, 34004 Palencia, Spain. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California-Berkeley, 130 Mulford Hall #3114, Berkeley, California 94720, United States" |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00470 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1520-6025 (Electronic) 0163-3864 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The leaffooted bugs Leptoglossus zonatus and L. occidentalis (Hemiptera: Coreidae) cause substantial damage in tree nut crops in North America and pine seed orchards in North America and Europe, respectively. Sexually mature males of both species produce a number of aldehydes, esters, and sesquiterpenes, which are hypothesized to constitute an aggregation pheromone attractive to both sexes. Among the volatiles produced by males of both species, we identified a unique sesquiterpene hydrocarbon, given the common name 'leptotriene' (5), which elicited strong responses from antennae of both sexes in electroantennogram assays. Here, we report its structure and its synthesis from (-)-(E)-beta-caryophyllene (1)" |
Keywords: | Animals Female *Heteroptera Male *Pinus Seeds *Sesquiterpenes; |
Notes: | "MedlineMillar, Jocelyn G Zou, Yunfan Hall, David R Halloran, Sean Pajares, Juan A Ponce-Herrero, Laura Shates, Tessa Wilson, Houston Daane, Kent M eng Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review 2022/07/26 J Nat Prod. 2022 Aug 26; 85(8):2062-2070. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00470. Epub 2022 Jul 25" |