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J Nat Prod

Title:		"(S)-2-pentyl (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate, a banana volatile and its olfactory recognition by the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster"
Author(s):		Mowat J; Gries R; Khaskin G; Gries G; Britton R;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada"
Journal Title:		J Nat Prod
Year:		2009
Volume:		72
Issue:		4
Page Number:		772 - 776
DOI:		10.1021/np800597k
ISSN/ISBN:		1520-6025 (Electronic) 0163-3864 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The volatile organic compounds emitted from ripening bananas that elicit an antennal response from the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, were analyzed by a combination of gas chromatographic-electroantennographic detection, mass spectrometry, and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. These analyses revealed that the headspace of ripening bananas contains a number of EAD-active components including the new ester (S)-2-pentyl (R)-3-hydroxyhexanoate, the structural assignment of which was confirmed by chemical synthesis"
Keywords:		"Animals Caproates/*chemical synthesis/chemistry/*pharmacology Drosophila melanogaster/drug effects/*physiology Molecular Structure Musa/*chemistry Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular Olfactory Pathways/*physiology Stereoisomerism Volatile Organic Com;"
Notes:		"MedlineMowat, Jeffrey Gries, Regine Khaskin, Grigori Gries, Gerhard Britton, Robert eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2009/04/25 J Nat Prod. 2009 Apr; 72(4):772-6. doi: 10.1021/np800597k"