| Title: | "Identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of the Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis Green" |
| Author(s): | Ho HY; Su YT; Ko CH; Tsai MY; |
| Address: | "Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 11526, Republic of China. shine@gate.sinica.edu.tw" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-009-9649-x |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Two components were identified from aeration extracts of the virgin female Madeira mealybug, Phenacoccus madeirensis as trans-(1R,3R)-chrysanthemyl (R)-2-methylbutanoate and (R)-lavandulyl (R)-2-methylbutanoate (with a ratio of 3:1) by a combination of gas chromatography retention time matches, mass spectrometry, and microchemical tests. The structures and chirality of the compounds were confirmed by comparing with synthetic compounds. The synthetic trans-(1R,3R)-chrysanthemyl (R)-2-methylbutanoate was highly attractive to males in laboratory bioassays; the synthetic (R)-lavandulyl (R)-2-methylbutanoate was weakly attractive. No synergistic effect was observed when the mixture of the two compounds was tested" |
| Keywords: | Animals Butyrates/chemical synthesis/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Female Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hemiptera/*physiology Male Molecular Conformation Sex Attractants/chemical synthesis/isolation & purification/*pharmacology Sexual Beha; |
| Notes: | "MedlineHo, Hsiao-Yung Su, Yu-Ting Ko, Chi-Hung Tsai, Ming-Yu eng 2009/06/17 J Chem Ecol. 2009 Jun; 35(6):724-32. doi: 10.1007/s10886-009-9649-x. Epub 2009 Jun 16" |
