New synthesis of serricornin, the female sex pheromone of the cigarette beetle

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1429-1433

  Fujita, Ken ^a   Mori, Kenji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric synthesis; Cigarette beetle; Pheromone; Serricornin

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; LASIODERMA SERRICORNE;

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; KETONE; SERRICORNIN; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEMALE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; KETONES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035380246     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.1429     Document Type: Article

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