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Sex pheromone biosynthesis
Fatty acids
Delta 11-(z)-desaturase
Stereospecificity
Chiral deuterium labelled acids
Dmds derivatisation
Lepidoptera
Bombyx mori
Manduca sexta
Mamestra brassicae.
Double-bond position
Spodoptera-littoralis
Signal-transduction
Desaturation
Noctuidae
Chemistry
Silkworm
Proteins.
Entomology/Pest Control in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural, Biology & Environmental Sciences. Biochemistry & Biophysics in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences.
Abstract:
The absolute stereochemistry of fatty acid (FA) desaturation in Bombyx mori and Manduca sexta female pheromone glands (PGs), catalysed by FA-CoA Delta 11-(Z)-desaturases, was determined using chiral, specifically labelled palmitic acids {[2,2,3,4,5,5,6,