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Chem Commun (Camb)

Title:		"Sex pheromone biosynthesis in the female olive fruit-fly. Double labelling from [18O2]-dioxygen into 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane"
Author(s):		Fletcher MT; Mazomenos BE; Georgakopoulos JH; Konstantopoulou MA; Wood BJ; De Voss JJ; Kitching W;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia"
Journal Title:		Chem Commun (Camb)
Year:		2002
Volume:
Issue:		12
Page Number:		1302 - 1303
DOI:		10.1039/b202697j
ISSN/ISBN:		1359-7345 (Print) 1359-7345 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The demonstration that both oxygen atoms of 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (1), the sex-pheromone of the female olive fly, originate from dioxygen, strongly implicates monooxygenase mediated processes in assembly of (1), and reveals unexpected complexity in the formation of its nine-carbon precursor"
Keywords:		Animals Drosophila/*metabolism Female Isotope Labeling Oxygen/*metabolism Oxygen Isotopes Sex Attractants/*biosynthesis Spiro Compounds/*metabolism;
Notes:		"MedlineFletcher, Mary T Mazomenos, Basilis E Georgakopoulos, John H Konstantopoulou, Maria A Wood, Barry J De Voss, James J Kitching, William eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2002/07/12 Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Jun 21; (12):1302-3. doi: 10.1039/b202697j"