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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Pheromone biosynthetic pathways: Conversion of ipsdienone to (-)-ipsdienol, a mechanism for enantioselective reduction in the male bark beetle,Ips paraconfusus"
Author(s):		Fish RH; Browne LE; Bergot BJ;
Address:		"Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 94720, Berkeley, California"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1984
Volume:		10
Issue:		7
Page Number:		1057 - 1064
DOI:		10.1007/BF00987512
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The enantiomeric composition of the pheromone components (+)-ipsdienoI, e.e. 87.6%, and (-)-ipsenol, e.e. 93.8%, produced by the male bark beetleIps paraconfusus (Scolytidae) under natural conditions was determined by HPLC separation of their diastereomeric ester derivatives. Males confined in an atmosphere of ipsdienone produced (-)-ipsdienol, e.e. 28%, and (-)-ipsenol, e.e. 86%, indicating an enantiomeric selectivity in the conversion of the ketone to the alcohols. These findings demonstrate an enantioselective conversion mechanism in the biosynthetic pathway to the pheromones from myrcene, a host-plant terpene"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEFish, R H Browne, L E Bergot, B J eng 1984/07/01 J Chem Ecol. 1984 Jul; 10(7):1057-64. doi: 10.1007/BF00987512"