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Chemical Compound Review:

Muscalure (Z)-tricos-9-ene

Synonyms: Muscamone, AC1NSKWN, PubChem13090, AG-E-87787, KB-76127, ...

Mpuru, S. et al., Reed, J.R. et al.

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Unusual mechanism of hydrocarbon formation in the housefly: cytochrome P450 converts aldehyde to the sex pheromone component (Z)-9-tricosene and CO2 [1].
(Z)-9-tricosene appears in internal lipids prior to appearing on the surface of the insect, suggesting that it is transported in the hemolymph to its site of deposition on the epicuticle [2].
The C23 epoxide and ketone only appear in females after the production of (Z)-9-tricosene is induced, and are only abundant in epicuticular waxes, suggesting they are formed after (Z)-9-tricosene is transported to the cells which are involved in taking them to the surface of the insect [2].

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Unusual mechanism of hydrocarbon formation in the housefly: cytochrome P450 converts aldehyde to the sex pheromone component (Z)-9-tricosene and CO2. Reed, J.R., Vanderwel, D., Choi, S., Pomonis, J.G., Reitz, R.C., Blomquist, G.J. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1994) [Pubmed]
Effect of age and sex on the production of internal and external hydrocarbons and pheromones in the housefly, Musca domestica. Mpuru, S., Blomquist, G.J., Schal, C., Roux, M., Kuenzli, M., Dusticier, G., Clément, J.L., Bagnères, A.G. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. (2001) [Pubmed]

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