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Aphrodisiac Pheromones from the Wings of the Small Cabbage White and Large Cabbage White Butterflies,Pieris rapae and Pieris brassicae |
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| Authors: | Selma Yildizhan Dr. Joop van Loon Prof. Dr. Anna Sramkova Manfred Ayasse Prof. Dr. Cristian Arsene Dr. Cindy ten Broeke Stefan Schulz Prof. Dr. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universit?t Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig (Germany), Fax: (+49)?531‐3915272;2. Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 7, 6709 Wageningen (The Netherlands);3. Department of Experimental Ecology, Universit?t Ulm, Albert‐Einstein‐Allee 11, 89069 Ulm (Germany) |
| Abstract: | Pheromonally yours : The aphrodisiac pheromones of male Cabbage White butterflies were identified. The small butterfly uses the smaller molecule ferrulactone ( 1 ) to enhance its mating success, while the large butterfly uses the larger compound brassicalactone ( 2 ), which is a new natural product. Both compounds are active in combination with hexahydrofarnesylacetone and phytol.  |
| Keywords: | lepidoptera macrolides metathesis pheromones terpenoids |