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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem

Title:		"(1R,2S,6R)-Papayanal: a new male-specific volatile compound released by the guava weevil Conotrachelus psidii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)"
Author(s):		Romero-Frias A; Murata Y; Simoes Bento JM; Osorio C;
Address:		"a Departamento de Quimica , Universidad Nacional de Colombia , Bogota , Colombia. b Fuji Flavor Co., Ltd. , Tokyo , Japan. c Departamento de Entomologia , Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) , Piracicaba , Brazil"
Journal Title:		Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Year:		2016
Volume:		20160212
Issue:		5
Page Number:		848 - 855
DOI:		10.1080/09168451.2015.1136877
ISSN/ISBN:		1347-6947 (Electronic) 0916-8451 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The guava weevil, Conotrachelus psidii is an aggressive pest of guava (Psidium guajava L.) that causes irreparable damages inside the fruit. The volatile compounds of male and female insects were separately collected by headspace solid-phase microextraction or with dynamic headspace collection on a polymer sorbent, and comparatively analyzed by GC-MS. (1R,2S,6R)-2-Hydroxymethyl-2,6-dimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octane (papayanol), and (1R,2S,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octane-2-carbaldehyde (papayanal) were identified (ratio of 9:1, respectively) as male-specific guava weevil volatiles. Papayanal structure was confirmed by comparison of spectroscopic (EIMS) and chromatographic (retention time) data with those of the synthetic pure compound. The behavioral response of the above-mentioned compounds was studied in a Y-tube olfactometer bioassay, and their role as aggregation pheromone candidate components was suggested in this species"
Keywords:		"Aldehydes/*isolation & purification/pharmacology Animals Behavior, Animal/drug effects/physiology Biological Assay Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic/*isolation & purification/pharmacology Female Fruit/parasitology Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometr;"
Notes:		"MedlineRomero-Frias, Alicia Murata, Yasuhiro Simoes Bento, Jose Mauricio Osorio, Coralia eng England 2016/02/14 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2016 May; 80(5):848-55. doi: 10.1080/09168451.2015.1136877. Epub 2016 Feb 12"