Fujita Norihiro, Ashibe Kiyo, Yamada Naotaka, Shiotsuki Takahiro, Kiuchi Makoto, Kuwano Eiichi
Laboratory of Pesticide Chemistry, Department of Applied Genetics and Pest Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2007 Sep;71(9):2333-4. doi: 10.1271/bbb.70265. Epub 2007 Sep 7.
Ethyl 4-[2-(6-methyl-3-pyridyloxy)hexyloxy]benzoate (1) and ethyl 4-(2-phenoxyhexyloxy)benzoate (2), which induce precocious metamorphosis in larvae of Bombyx mori, a clear sign of juvenile hormone (JH) deficiency, showed JH activity when topically applied to allatectomized 4th instar larvae of B. mori. Compounds 1 and 2 induced precocious metamorphosis with doses at which they were effective as JH agonists.
4-[2-(6-甲基-3-吡啶氧基)己氧基]苯甲酸乙酯(1)和4-(2-苯氧基己氧基)苯甲酸乙酯(2)可诱导家蚕幼虫早熟变态,这是保幼激素(JH)缺乏的明显迹象,当将其局部施用于去腺体的家蚕四龄幼虫时,表现出保幼激素活性。化合物1和2在作为保幼激素激动剂有效的剂量下诱导早熟变态。