Title: | "Sex pheromone of the tsetse fly: isolation, identification, and synthesis of contact aphrodisiacs" |
Author(s): | Carlson DA; Langley PA; Huyton P; |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Sex pheromones isolated from the cuticle of the female tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood, release mating behavior in the male fly at ultrashort range or upon contact with baited decoys. Three active components were identified as 15,19-dimethylheptatriacontane, 17,21-dimethylheptatriacontane, and 15,19,23-trimethylheptatriacontane. Chemical and biological comparisons show that the natural and synthetic compounds are identical" |
Keywords: | "Animals Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Female Male Pheromones/*isolation & purification Sex Attractants/chemical synthesis/*isolation & purification/pharmacology Sexual Behavior, Animal/drug effects Tsetse Flies/*analysis;" |
Notes: | "MedlineCarlson, D A Langley, P A Huyton, P eng 1978/08/25 Science. 1978 Aug 25; 201(4357):750-3. doi: 10.1126/science.675256" |