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J Chem Ecol. 1991 May;17(5):811-21. doi: 10.1007/BF01395592.

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).

Journal of chemical ecology

J L Le Quere, R Brossut, C A Nalepa, O Bonnard

Affiliations

  1. INRA, Laboratoire de Recherches sur les Aromes, 17 rue Sully, 21040, Dijon, France.

PMID: 24259068 DOI: 10.1007/BF01395592

Abstract

The secretion of the tergal glands ofCryptocercus 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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