Oxygenated compounds in beeswax: identification and possible significance.
1. Beeswax synthesized by non-foraging honeybee workers contains six oxygenated volatiles in addition to a series of normal alkanes. 2. Decanal constitutes nearly 50% of the oxygenated volatiles and is accompanied by octanal, nonanal, furfural, benzaldehyde and 1-decanol. 3. The possible significance of the aldehydes as stimulators of hoarding behaviour and attractants for wax moths is discussed.
Blum
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MS
Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
Jones
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TH
Rinderer
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TE
Sylvester
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HA
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D014885:Waxes / Q000032:analysis*
D000447:Aldehydes; D014885:Waxes; C038228:beeswax; C021170:decanaldehyde