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Biosynthesis of a monoene and a conjugated diene sex pheromone component of the lightbrown apple moth by Δ11 desaturation

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Fatty acyl moieties present in the female sex pheromone gland of the lightbrown apple moth,Epiphyas postvittana, include the analogues of the two sex pheromone components, (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate and (E,E)-9,11-tetradecadienyl acetate. Application of deuterium-labelled fatty acids followed by analysis by gas chromatographymass spectrometry showed that biosynthesis of the two pheromone components involved initial Δ11-desaturation of myristic and palmitic acids respectively.

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  1. Entomology Division, D.S.I.R., Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand

    S. P. Foster & W. L. Roelofs

  2. Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 14456, Geneva, New York, USA

    S. P. Foster & W. L. Roelofs

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Foster, S.P., Roelofs, W.L. Biosynthesis of a monoene and a conjugated diene sex pheromone component of the lightbrown apple moth by Δ11 desaturation. Experientia 46, 269–273 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01951762

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