Sex Pheromone of Tortrix viridana: (Z)-11-Tetradecenyl Acetate as the Main Component

1979 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 1281-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Arn ◽  
E. Priesner ◽  
H. Bogenschütz ◽  
H. R. Buser ◽  
D. L. Struble ◽  
...  

In electroantennographic studies on Tortrix viridana ma­les, (E)-11-tridecenyl acetate displayed the highest activity of all straight-chain alkenyl acetates. However, evidence obtained by gas chromatography coupled to an electroan­tennographic detector or a mass spectrometer indicated that the ubiquitous pheromone compound (Z)-11-tetrade- cenyl acetate is the main component in the T. viridana fe­male secretion. This compound and both (Z)- and (E)-11- tridecenyl acetate were found to be attractants for T. viridana males in the field. (Z)-9- and (E)-11-tetradecenyl acetate were not attractive and reduced male catches when added to either (Z)-11-tetradecenyl acetate or (E)-11-tridecenyl acetate. No evidence for synergistic effects was obtained.

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Struble ◽  
H. Arn ◽  
H. R. Buser ◽  
E. Städler ◽  
J. Freuler

Abstract Evidence obtained by glass capillary gas chromatography coupled to an electroantennographic detector or a mass spectrometer confirmed that Z-11-hexadecenyl acetate is the major component in the pheromone gland washes of calling Mamestra brassicae female moths. Three other components were identified, tetradecanyl acetate, hexadecanyl acetate and E-11-hexadecenyl acetate; but none of these had obvious synergistic effects in attracting males in field tests. The attraction of males to Z -11-hexadecenyl acetate was inhibited by 0.1% Z -11-hexadecenol or 1% Z-9- tetradecenyl acetate.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianlian Xu ◽  
Zhongwen Xu ◽  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Yinmei Yuan ◽  
Bin Cheng ◽  
...  

Abstract This paper studied the synergistic effects of CaO or Al2O3 and three potassium phosphates (e.g., KH2PO4, K2HPO4·3H2O and K3PO4·3H2O) in the rice stalk pyrolysis through pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometer (Py-GC/MS) experiments. The results show that after co-catalyzed by CaO/Al2O3 and potassium phosphates, the total contents of phenols, aldehydes, acids, LG from most samples decrease and those of ketones increase compared with those catalyzed by potassium phosphates alone. CaO/Al2O3 and potassium phosphates show synergistic effects in the regulation of the types or contents of phenols, ketones, aldehydes, etc. and are suitable for the production of ketone-rich bio-oil. Dehydration reactions, etc. are further promoted under the co-catalysis of the two catalysts, and some phenols can be converted to benzene products, etc. The contents of acetic acid can decrease to 0. For 50% K3PO4.3H2O impregnated sample, the yields of furans reduce sharply after CaO addition. For most impregnated samples except 50% K2HPO4·3H2O sample and 30%, 50% K3PO4.3H2O, the contents of total furans and furfural increase after Al2O3 addition.


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1132-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia D'Ulivo ◽  
Lu Yang ◽  
Yong-Lai Feng ◽  
John Murimboh ◽  
Zoltán Mester

Accurate quantitation and characterization of organometals are successfully achieved by splitting the gas chromatography (GC) flow to both an electron ionization mass spectrometer (EIMS) and an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICPMS).


2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Vargas de Oliveira ◽  
Solange Maria de França ◽  
Douglas Rafael e Silva Barbosa ◽  
Kamilla de Andrade Dutra ◽  
Alice Maria Nascimento de Araujo ◽  
...  

Abstract: The objective of this work was to assess the fumigant and repellent effects of essential oils on adults of Callosobruchus maculatus and to identify the chemical composition of two of the tested essential oils. For the fumigation test, the oils of Schinus terebinthifolius, Piper aduncum, Syzygium aromaticum, Piper hispidinervum, Cymbopogon citratus, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and the eugenol compound were tested at different concentrations on C. maculatus adults. For the repellency test, the oils of S. terebinthifolius, P. aduncum, P. hispidinervum, S. aromaticum, Jatropha curcas, and Ricinus communis were evaluated. In the fumigation test, it was observed that P. aduncum and eugenol showed the highest and lowest LC50s, of 169.50 and 0.28 μL L-1 air, respectively. In the repellency test, the oils of S. aromaticum and P. hispidinervum were repellent to C. maculatus. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of these two oils identified 42 compounds, of which safrole was the main component of P. hispidinervum and eugenol of S. aromaticum. The essential oils of S. aromaticum, C. zeylanicum, and the eugenol compound are the most promising to control C. maculatus, via fumigation.


Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (23) ◽  
pp. 4421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasdemir ◽  
Kaiser ◽  
Demirci ◽  
Demirci ◽  
Baser

Essential oil of Origanum species is well known for antimicrobial activity, but only a few have been evaluated in narrow spectrum antiprotozoal assays. Herein, we assessed the antiprotozoal potential of Turkish Origanum onites L. oil and its major constituents against a panel of parasitic protozoa. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation from the dried herbal parts of O. onites and analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (GC-FID) and Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The in vitro activity of the oil and its major components were evaluated against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, T. cruzi, Leishmania donovani, and Plasmodium falciparum. The main component of the oil was identified as carvacrol (70.6%), followed by linalool (9.7%), p-cymene (7%), γ-terpinene (2.1%), and thymol (1.8%). The oil showed significant in vitro activity against T. b. rhodesiense (IC50 180 ng/mL), and moderate antileishmanial and antiplasmodial effects, without toxicity to mammalian cells. Carvacrol, thymol, and 10 additional abundant oil constituents were tested against the same panel; carvacrol and thymol retained the oil’s in vitro antiparasitic potency. In the T. b. brucei mouse model, thymol, but not carvacrol, extended the mean survival of animals. This study indicates the potential of the essential oil of O. onites and its constituents in the treatment of protozoal infections.


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