Synthesis of the enantiomers of some methyl-branched cuticular hydrocarbons of the ant, Diacamma sp.

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 305-314

  Marukawa, Kaoru ^a   Takikawa, Hirosato ^a   Mori, Kenji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbon; Diacamma sp.; Methyl branched alkane; Optically active alkane; Queen of ant

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLPENTACOSANE; 3-METHYLPENTACOSANE; ALKANE; CITRONELLOL; TERPENE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MONOTERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM; TERPENES;

EID: 0035257522     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.305     Document Type: Article

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