title: Pheromones in the fruit fly.
abstract: The identification of pheromones (chemical communication cues) is critical to our understanding of complex social behavior in insects and other animals. In this chapter, we describe analytical methods for the purification of lipid pheromones by thin layer chromatography and the quantification and determination of their elemental composition by mass spectrometry.
authors.affiliation: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratories, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jacqueline S R
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Joanne Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yew
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer / Q000379:methods*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D010675:Pheromones / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D019476:Insect Proteins; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010675:Pheromones; D012724:Sex Attractants; C505385:cis-vaccenyl acetate; C047663:cuticle proteins, insects