Experientia

, Volume 40, Issue 10, pp 1137–1140 | Cite as

Chiral influence of sex pheromonal substances on responses of the male American cockroach

  • C. Nishino
  • S. Manabe
  • H. Takayanagi
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Summary

In order to elucidate the roles of optical enantiomers of sex pheromonal substances of the American cockroach, behavioral assays with a single enantiomer and with mixtures of enantiomers of sex pheromone mimics were carried out. Inactive enantiomers [(−)-enantiomers] had no influence on the potency of enantiomers active as sex pheromones [(+)-enantiomers]. By analysis of the results from EAG recordings with single and mixed sample of the enantiomers, it was confirmed that (−)-enantiomers did not react with the sex pheromone receptors which are responsive to (+)-enantiomers.

Key words

Cockroach Periplaneta americana pheromones sex chirality sexual behavior enantiomers inactive 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • C. Nishino
    • 1
  • S. Manabe
    • 1
  • H. Takayanagi
    • 1
  1. 1.Mitsubishi-Kasei Institute of Life SciencesTokyo(Japan)

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