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. 1977 Jan 7;195(4273):86-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.831262.

Reexamination of tetradecenyl acetates in oak leaf roller sex pheromone and in plants

D M Hindenlang, J K Wichmann

Reexamination of tetradecenyl acetates in oak leaf roller sex pheromone and in plants

D M Hindenlang et al. Science. .

Abstract

The chemistry of the oak leaf roller sex pheromone is shown by means of microozonolysis and computerized gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to be dominated by an approximate 70 to 30 ratio of E- and Z-11-tetradecenyl acetates. Tetradecenyl acetates are undetectable in highly purified oak leaf, apple leaf, and corn extracts analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. These results reflect negatively on previous reports and on the hypothesis that plant components might govern insect chemical communication systems.

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