The Discovery of 2-Hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine: a Semiochemical in Orchid Pollination
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Bohman, Bjorn; Jeffares, Lynne; Flematti, Gavin; Phillips, Ryan; Dixon, Kingsley; Peakall, Rodney; Barrow, Russell
Description
Drakaea livida (Orchidaceae) is pollinated by sexual deception of the wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes (Thynnidae). It is shown that the orchid emits the same compound, 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine, that females emit when calling for mates. This novel pyrazine was isolated and identified by GC-EAD and GC-MS and confirmed by synthesis. This compound may represent the first known case of pyrazines as sex pheromones in Hymenoptera.
| Collections | ANU Research Publications |
|---|---|
| Date published: | 2012 |
| Type: | Journal article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61377 |
| Source: | Organic Letters |
| DOI: | 10.1021/ol300864u |
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