Insect Chemical Ecology Laboratory U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, 20705, Beltsville, Maryland.
J Chem Ecol. 1993 Apr;19(4):751-62. doi: 10.1007/BF00985006.
Tritium-labeled components of the red-banded leaf-roller female sex pheromone, (Z)- and (E)-[11,12-(3)H2]-11-tetradecenyl acetate (57 Ci/mmol), applied to antennae of males and females were degraded causing formation of tritiated 11-tetradecenol, 11-tetradecenoic acid, and water. Results indicate that the catabolic pathway involves acetate hydrolysis, oxidation of alcohol to fatty acid, and degradation of the acid viaβ-oxidation. Both geometric isomers were degraded equally well by males but degradation proceeded comparatively less rapidly with female antennae. It is surmised that under natural conditions of olfactory sensing, sex pheromone impinging upon the moth's antennae is probably subject to a similar catabolic fate.
放射性氚标记的红带卷叶蛾雌性信息素的成分，（Z）-和（E）-[11,12-（3）H2]-11-十四碳烯基乙酸酯（57 Ci/mmol），应用于雄蛾和雌蛾的触角上会被降解，导致形成放射性氚标记的 11-十四烯醇、11-十四碳烯酸和水。结果表明，代谢途径涉及乙酸盐水解、醇氧化成脂肪酸以及酸通过β-氧化降解。两种几何异构体都能被雄蛾很好地降解，但与雌蛾触角相比，降解速度相对较慢。据推测，在嗅觉感知的自然条件下，作用于飞蛾触角的性信息素可能会经历类似的代谢命运。
