Turkish Journal of Biology
DOI
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Abstract
AM1-type molecular orbital calculations were performed on the geometry-optimized struc-tures of various 4-(1', 5' - dimethly -4' - heptenylidene) -1- methylcyclohexene isomers. It was found that the major component (4Z, 4'E isomer) of the sex pheromone of Eurygoaster integriceps is very dissimilar in chemical composition to the other isomers, although the stabilities and heats of the for-mation characteristics are comparable. However, some small molecules resembling only a part of the pheromone might exhibit some partial activity.
Keywords
Eurygaster integriceps. Heteroptera, cereal pest Scutelleridae, pheromone, molecular orbital calulations.
First Page
407
Last Page
412
Recommended Citation
TÜRKER, Lemi (1998) "Sex Pheromones of the Cereal Pest Eurygaster inte-gricepsPuton (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)- ATheoretical study," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 22: No. 4, Article 4. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol22/iss4/4
