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Direct Determination of the Stereoisomeric Composition of Callosobruchusic Acid, the Copulation Release Pheromone of the Azuki Bean Weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis L., by the 2D-Ohrui-Akasaka Method

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The stereoisomeric composition of the copulation release pheromone of the azuki bean weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis L., was determined to be R:S = 3.3–3.4:1 by the 2D-Ohrui–Akasaka method.

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We wish to acknowledge the technical help provided by Professor K. Ohsawa, Professor S. Yajima, and Mr. K. Shimomura (Tokyo University of Agriculture) in the isolation of the pheromone.

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  1. Department of Fermentation Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture (NODAI), Sakuragaoka 1-1-1, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan

    Arata Yajima, Masamichi Yamamoto, Sachiko Ohmori, Tomoo Nukada & Goro Yabuta

  2. Graduate School of Life Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiya 1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 981-8555, Japan

    Kazuaki Akasaka

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Yajima, A., Akasaka, K., Yamamoto, M. et al. Direct Determination of the Stereoisomeric Composition of Callosobruchusic Acid, the Copulation Release Pheromone of the Azuki Bean Weevil, Callosobruchus chinensis L., by the 2D-Ohrui-Akasaka Method. J Chem Ecol 33, 1328–1335 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-007-9311-4

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