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1,7-Dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (olean), the major component of the female sex attractant pheromone blend of the olive fruit flyDacus oleae (Gmelin) was shown to be released as a racemate. The response of males and females to pure (R)-(−) and (S)-(+)-enantiomers was tested under laboratory and field conditions. Males in laboratory and field tests responded only to (R)-(−)-olean, which functions as a sex attractant. Females responded only to (S)-(+)-olean in laboratory tests but not in the field. There are indications that the latter enantiomer fuctions as a short-range arrestant throughout the day and as an aphrodisiac in the process of mating.
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Haniotakis, G., Francke, W., Mori, K. et al. Sex-specific activity of (R)-(−)- and (S)- (+)-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, the major pheromone ofDacus oleae . J Chem Ecol 12, 1559–1568 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01012372
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