Sex pheromone biosynthesis in the female olive fruit-fly. Double labelling from [18O2]-dioxygen into 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane

The demonstration that both oxygen atoms of 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (1), the sex-pheromone of the female olive fly, originate from dioxygen, strongly implicates monooxygenase mediated processes in assembly of (1), and reveals unexpected complexity in the formation of its nine-carbon precursor.

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2002-06 (12), p.1302-1303
Main Authors: Fletcher, Mary T, Mazomenos, Basilis E, Georgakopoulos, John H, Konstantopoulou, Maria A, Wood, Barry J, De Voss, James J, Kitching, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Drosophila - metabolism
Female
Isotope Labeling
Oxygen - metabolism
Oxygen Isotopes
Sex Attractants - biosynthesis
Spiro Compounds - metabolism
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Summary:The demonstration that both oxygen atoms of 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (1), the sex-pheromone of the female olive fly, originate from dioxygen, strongly implicates monooxygenase mediated processes in assembly of (1), and reveals unexpected complexity in the formation of its nine-carbon precursor.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b202697j