title: Methyl eugenol: its occurrence, distribution, and role in nature, especially in relation to insect behavior and pollination.
abstract: This review discusses the occurrence and distribution (within a plant) of methyl eugenol in different plant species (> 450) from 80 families spanning many plant orders, as well as various roles this chemical plays in nature, especially in the interactions between tephritid fruit flies and plants.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Chemical Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. tan.kenghong@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Keng Hong
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Ritsuo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005054:Eugenol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D035264:Flowers / Q000378:metabolism; D060434:Herbivory; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D057865:Plant Immunity; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000469:parasitology; D054817:Pollination; D013559:Symbiosis; D033621:Tephritidae / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: C005223:methyleugenol; D005054:Eugenol