Biosynthesis of scarab beetle pheromones: Enantioselective 8- hydroxylation of fatty acids

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 175-180

  Leal, Walter Soares ^a   Zarbin, Paulo H G ^a   Wojtasek, Hubert ^a   Ferreira, José Tércio ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anomala cuprea; Anomala osakana; Buibuilactone; Japonilure

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HYDROXYLATION; LACTONES; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHEROMONES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

ANOMALA CUPREA; ANOMALA OSAKANA; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0033556087     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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