ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Enantiomers
;
bark beetle
;
pheromone
;
Dendroctonus frontalis
;
Coleoptera
;
Scolytidae
;
southern pine beetle
;
electrophysiology
;
olfaction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract In laboratory and field bioassays, the response ofDendroctonus frontalis was significantly greater to the mixture of (1S, 5R)-(−)-frontalin andalpha-pinene than to (1R,5S)-(+)-frontalin andalpfa-pinene. Electro-physiological studies revealed that antennal olfactory receptor cells were significantly more responsive to (1S, 5R)-(−)-frontalin than to (1R, 5S)-(+)-frontalin. Both enantiomers stimulated the same olfactory cells which suggests that each cell possesses at least two types of enantiomer-specific acceptors.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00994788
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