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3-Methyl-α-himachalene: Proposed structure for novel homosesquiterpene sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Jacobina, Brazil

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3-Methyl-α-himachalene: Proposed structure for novel homosesquiterpene sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Jacobina, Brazil. / Hamilton, J. G.C.; Dawson, G. W.; Pickett, J. A.
In: Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 22, No. 12, 01.01.1996, p. 2331-2340.

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title = "3-Methyl-α-himachalene: Proposed structure for novel homosesquiterpene sex pheromone of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Jacobina, Brazil",
abstract = "The principal behaviorally active volatile component (ca. 90% +) of the sex pheromone glands of Lutzomyia longipalpis from Jacobina, Brazil, has been isolated and characterized as a novel homosesquiterpene with the structure 3- methyl-α-himachalene (C16H26). A minor component (ca. 10%) of the gland extract has also been identified as the sesquiterpene α-himachalene (C15H242). This work confirms that there are at least 3 members of the L. longipalpis species complex.",
keywords = "3-methyl-α- himachalene, high-performance liquid chromatography, homosesquiterpene, Lutzomyia longipalpis, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, Sex pheromone, tergal gland",
author = "Hamilton, {J. G.C.} and Dawson, {G. W.} and Pickett, {J. A.}",
year = "1996",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/BF02029550",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
pages = "2331--2340",
journal = "Journal of Chemical Ecology",
issn = "0098-0331",
publisher = "Springer New York LLC",
number = "12",

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AU - Pickett, J. A.

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KW - 3-methyl-α- himachalene

KW - high-performance liquid chromatography

KW - homosesquiterpene

KW - Lutzomyia longipalpis

KW - mass spectrometry

KW - nuclear magnetic resonance

KW - Sex pheromone

KW - tergal gland

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DO - 10.1007/BF02029550

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JO - Journal of Chemical Ecology

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SN - 0098-0331

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