Semiochemicals of the Scarabaeinae VII : identification and synthesis of EAD-active constituents of abdominal sex attracting secretion of the male dung beetle Kheper subaeneus

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dc.contributor.authorBurger, B. V.
dc.contributor.authorPetersen, W. G. B.
dc.contributor.authorWeber, W. G.
dc.contributor.authorMunro, Z. M.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-23T11:51:25Z
dc.date.available2013-01-23T11:51:25Z
dc.date.issued2002-12
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1021440220329
dc.description.abstractUsing gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (FID) and electroantennographic detection (EAD) in parallel, butanoic acid, skatole, and (E)-2,6-dimethyl-6-octen-2-ol were identified as constituents of the abdominal sex-attracting secretion of the male dung beetle, Kheper subaeneus, which reproducibly elicited EAD responses in male and female antennae. This is the first report of the occurrence of (E)-2,6-dimethyl-6-octen-2-ol as a natural product, for which the name (E)-subaeneol is proposed. In some experiments, a few other constituents of the secretion also gave reproducible responses in specific male and female antennae but did not elicit responses when the analyses were repeated with other antennae. The major volatile constituent of the secretion, identified as (S)-(C)-2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenoic acid, is one of these EAD-active compounds. Both this compound and (E)-2,6-dimethyl-6-octen-2-ol were synthesized from authentic starting materials for comparison with the natural products.
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dc.identifier.citationBurger, B. V., Petersen, W. G. B., Weber, W. G. & Munro, Z. M. 2002. Semiochemicals of the Scarabaeinae VII: identification and synthesis of EAD-active constituents of abdominal sex attracting secretion of the male dung beetle Kheper subaeneus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 28(12):2527-2539, doi:10.1023/A:1021440220329.
dc.identifier.issn1573-1561 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0098-0331 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1023/A:1021440220329
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/75042
dc.publisherSpringer Verlag
dc.rights.holderSpringer Verlag
dc.subjectSemiochemicalsen_ZA
dc.subjectInsect sex attractantsen_ZA
dc.subjectPheromonesen_ZA
dc.subjectInsects -- Physiologyen_ZA
dc.titleSemiochemicals of the Scarabaeinae VII : identification and synthesis of EAD-active constituents of abdominal sex attracting secretion of the male dung beetle Kheper subaeneus
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