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(R)-(Z,E)-9,11-octadecadien-13-olide: An intriguing lactone fromHeliconius pachinus (Lepidoptera)

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A fourteen-membered lactone,(R)-(Z,E)-9,11-octadecadien-13-olide, was isolated from extruded abdominal glands of a Neotropical, nymphalid butterfly,Heliconius pachinus (Lepidoptera). This compound was obtained from mature adults of both sexes, but was not detected in young adults or pupae.

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  1. M. Miyakado

    Present address: Pesticides Research Laboratory, Sumimoto Chemical Company Ltd., 4-2-1 Takatsukasa, 665, Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, 14853-1301, Ithaca, New York, USA

    M. Miyakado & J. Meinwald

  2. Department of Zoology, University of Texas, 78712, Austin, Texas, USA

    L. E. Gilbert

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Miyakado, M., Meinwald, J. & Gilbert, L.E. (R)-(Z,E)-9,11-octadecadien-13-olide: An intriguing lactone fromHeliconius pachinus (Lepidoptera). Experientia 45, 1006–1008 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01953063

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