A dihydroxy-gamma-lactone as an oviposition stimulant for the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor, from the rutaceous plant, Orixa japonica.
The oviposition response of the Rutaceae-feeding swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor, was induced by a methanolic extract from leaves of its major host, Orixa japonica. Several components were responsible for this oviposition response. One of the stimulants was isolated and identified as (-)-2-C-methyl-D-erythrono-1,4-lactone. The compound was inactive alone, but elicited oviposition behavior when mixed with other fractions.
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Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan.
Nishida
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Kuwahara
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D000818:Animals; D002080:Butterflies / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010058:Oviposition / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
C115702:2C-methylerythrono-1,4-lactone; D007783:Lactones; D010936:Plant Extracts