| Title: | "(2,3,4,4-Tetramethylcyclopentyl)methyl acetate, a sex pheromone from the obscure mealybug: first example of a new structural class of monoterpenes" |
| Author(s): | Millar JG; Midland SL; McElfresh JS; Daane KM; |
| Address: | "Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. millar@ucr.edu" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-005-9320-0 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The sex pheromone of the obscure mealybug, Pseudococcus viburni, consists of (1R*,2R*,3S*)-(2,3,4,4-tetramethylcyclopentyl)methyl acetate, the first example of a new monoterpenoid structural motif in which the two isoprene units forming the carbon skeleton are joined by 2'-2 and 3'-4 connections rather than the usual 1'-4, head-to-tail connections. This highly irregular terpenoid structure, and the irregular terpenoid structures of related mealybug species, suggest that these insects may have unique terpenoid biosynthetic pathways" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Chromatography, Gas Female Insecta/*chemistry Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Male Molecular Structure Monoterpenes/*analysis Sex Attractants/*analysis;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineMillar, Jocelyn G Midland, Sharon L McElfresh, J Steven Daane, Kent M eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2005/11/12 J Chem Ecol. 2005 Dec; 31(12):2999-3005. doi: 10.1007/s10886-005-9320-0. Epub 2005 Nov 11" |
