Identification and Biosynthesis of Novel Male Specific Esters in the Wings of the Tropical Butterfly, Bicyclus martius sanaos

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 549-559

  Wang, Hong Lei ^a   Brattström, Oskar ^b   Brakefield, Paul M ^b   Francke, Wittko ^c   Löfstedt, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Bicyclus martius sanaos; Biosynthesis; Butterfly; Lepidoptera; Pheromone; 11 desaturase

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOCHEMISTRY; BUTTERFLY; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; FATTY ACID; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MALE; SEX PHEROMONE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; DEUTERIUM; ESTER; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PALMITIC ACID; SEX PHEROMONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; MALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; DEUTERIUM; ESTERS; FATTY ACID DESATURASES; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PALMITIC ACID; SEX ATTRACTANTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WING;

EID: 84904210938     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-014-0452-y     Document Type: Article

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