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Isolation and identification of 4,6,8-trimethyl-7,9-undecadien-5-ol, a female-specific compound, in tergal gland secretion ofCryptocercus punctulatus scudder (Dictyoptera: Cryptocercidae)

Odile BonnardJ. L. Le QuereRémy BrossutChristine A. Nalepa

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0106 biological sciencesDICTYOPTERASTRUCTUREWOODROACHStereochemistry[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]Absolute configurationDictyopteraGeneral MedicineAnatomyBiologybiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesBiochemistryCryptocercus punctulatus010602 entomologyCRYPTOCERCIDAEPheromoneSecretionGland secretionCRYPTOCERCUS PUNCTULATUSCOCK-ROACHEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

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International audience; The secretion of the tergal glands of Cryptocercus punctulatus consists of a complex mixture of 27 compounds. Of this mixture, only one compound (compound B) is specific for females. By dissecting 200 tergal glands, 50 µg of pure compound B was collected by preparative GC; it was identified as (Z, E-4,6,8-trimethyl-7,9-undecadien-5-oI. Its functions as well as its absolute configuration still have to be determined.

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1991-01-01Journal of Chemical Ecology
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01395592