Oleic acid is a precursor of linoleic acid and the male sex pheromone in Nasonia vitripennis

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-40

  Blaul, Birgit ^a   Steinbauer, Robert ^a,b   Merkl, Philipp ^a   Merkl, Rainer ^a   Tschochner, Herbert ^a   Ruther, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Delta 12 desaturase; LA; Linoleic acid; Nasonia; OA; Oleic acid; RR HDL; RS HDL; SA; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

5-HYDROXY-4-DECANOLIDE; LACTONE; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DIPTERA; MALE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PUPA; WASP;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; LACTONES; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; OLEIC ACID; PHEROMONES; PUPA; SEX ATTRACTANTS; WASPS;

EID: 84901981645     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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