性信息素：在（细菌）朋友的帮助下制作而成。

Sex pheromones: Made with a little help from my (bacterial) friends.

机构信息

Department of Insect Symbiosis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany.

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2021 May 24;31(10):R474-R476. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.074.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.074

Abstract

Males of the olive fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis team up with Bacillus bacteria in their rectal glands to synthesize 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (TMP) and 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine (TTMP) from glucose and threonine. The bacterially produced TMP and TTMP are utilized as sex pheromones to attract virgin females.

摘要

橄榄果实蝇雄虫在其直肠腺中与芽孢杆菌合作，从葡萄糖和苏氨酸合成 2,3,5-三甲基吡嗪（TMP）和 2,3,5,6-四甲基吡嗪（TTMP）。细菌产生的 TMP 和 TTMP 被用作性信息素来吸引处女雌蝇。