title: Female moth pheromones.
abstract: The sex pheromone, a volatile secreted by a female moth, is stored in the pheromone gland and can be easily extracted with hexane. The extract is effectively analyzed using a gas chromatography combined with an electro-antennogram detector (GC-EAD) and a mass spectrometry (GC-MS), both of which are equipped with a capillary column. GC-EAD analysis indicates the number of pheromone components that have a different chromatographic behavior. The mass spectrum measured by GC-MS suggests the outline of the chemical structure. In addition to a comparison with chemical data of authentic synthetic compounds, micro-chemical reactions reveal a precise structure of the natural pheromone. Finally, the chemical structure is confirmed by field evaluation of the synthetic pheromone.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D009036:Moths / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D012724:Sex Attractants / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012724:Sex Attractants