Simplified Isolation Procedure and Interconversion of the Diastereomers of Nepetalactone and Nepetalactol
摘要:
Three nepetalactones were isolated from Nepeta racemosa (mussinii) by traditional methods. An improved method was developed to isolate nepetalactones from N. faassenii. An epimerization procedure was used to prepare the fourth 7S-nepetalactone diastereomer. The cis-fused nepetalactols were prepared by reduction of the corresponding nepetalactones, while the trans-fused nepetalactols were unstable and found to undergo ring-opening reactions yielding iridodials. The characterizations and structural assignments by means of NMR agree with quantum chemical density functional calculations.
The Potential of Semiochemicals for Control ofPhorodon humuli(Homoptera: Aphididae)
摘要:
Field experiments employing yellow water-traps with vials releasing methyl salicylate, butyl isothiocyanate, 4-pentenyl isothiocyanate and diethyltoluamide were conducted during the spring migration of Phorodon humuli (Schrank), with the aim of identifying substances which might be used in the field to deter landing on hop plants. Methyl salicylate and the two isothiocyanates reduced trap catches of P. humuli. During the spring of 1994 a slow-release formulation of methyl salicylate and a beta-acid-rich hop resin sprayed on to hop plants did not reduce aphid infestations significantly. In autumn cis,cis-nepetalactol the main component of P. humuli's sex pheromone, prepared by various synthetic routes, increased trap catches of males and gynoparae equally. Catches of males in pheromone traps situated in a hop garden decreased with increasing trap height. Catches of males in traps charged with increasing doses of the cis,cis-nepetalactol peaked at 1 mg and then plateaued, whereas catches of gynoparae peaked similarly at 1 mg and then decreased. The effects of kairomones from an extract of the primary host, sex pheromone and a visual cue from yellow compared with clear water-traps were additive. The prospects for developing a semiochemicals-based control strategy against P. humuli, using some or all of the above elements, are discussed.
Dihydronepetalactone, a minor natural constituent of the essential oil of catmints (Nepeta spp.) such as Nepeta cataria, has been identified as an effective insect repellent compound. Synthesis of dihydronepetalactone may be achieved by hydrogenation of nepetalactone, the major constituent of catmint essential oils. This compound, which also has fragrance properties, may be used commercially for its insect repellent properties.
Nepetalactol oxidoreductase in trichomes of the catmint Nepeta racemosa
作者:David L. Hallahan、Jevon M. West、Diane W.M. Smiley、John A. Pickett
DOI:10.1016/s0031-9422(98)00006-5
日期:1998.6
Abstract Isomers of (7 S )-nepetalactone are the principal constituents of the essential oil accumulated by plants of the genus Nepeta (catmints), with the cis , cis -isomer predominating in the catmint N. racemosa . An enzyme which catalyses the NAD + -dependent oxidation of cis , cis -nepetalactol to cis , cis -nepetalactone has been identified in cell-free extracts of N. racemosa leaves. This enzyme
摘要 (7 S )-荆芥内酯的异构体是荆芥属植物(荆芥)积累的精油的主要成分,在荆芥总状荆芥中以顺式、顺式异构体为主。已在总状花椰菜叶的无细胞提取物中鉴定出一种酶,该酶催化 NAD + 依赖性氧化顺式,顺式 - 荆芥内酯为顺式,顺式 - 荆芥内酯。这种酶已被部分纯化,并已被证明位于该物种叶子表面的毛状体中。因为腺毛已被证明是荆芥内酯在总状花序草和卡塔利亚山楂中积累的场所,毛状体中存在这种活性表明荆芥内酯可能是荆芥内酯生物合成的中间体。
Uncoupled activation and cyclization in catmint reductive terpenoid biosynthesis
作者:Benjamin R. Lichman、Mohamed O. Kamileen、Gabriel R. Titchiner、Gerhard Saalbach、Clare E. M. Stevenson、David M. Lawson、Sarah E. O’Connor
DOI:10.1038/s41589-018-0185-2
日期:2019.1
NEPS1 provides nepetalactones, metabolites that are well known for both insect-repellent activity and euphoric effects in cats. Structuralcharacterization of the NEPS3 cyclase reveals that it binds to NAD+ yet does not utilize it chemically for a non-oxidoreductive formal [4 + 2] cyclization. These discoveries will complement metabolic reconstructions of iridoid and monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis
Biocatalytic Strategies towards [4+2] Cycloadditions
作者:Benjamin R. Lichman、Sarah E. O'Connor、Hajo Kries
DOI:10.1002/chem.201805412
日期:2019.5.17
problem in chemical synthesis. In a few cases, detailed pictures of the inner workings of these catalysts have emerged, but intense efforts to gain deeper understanding are underway by means of crystallography and computational modelling. This Minireview aims to shed light on the catalytic strategies that this highly diverse family of enzymes employs to accelerate and direct the course of [4+2] cycloadditions
Soothing composition for animals, comprising at least one fatty acid and nepetalactone
申请人:VIRBAC
公开号:US10548867B2
公开(公告)日:2020-02-04
The invention relates to novel soothing compositions for animals, particularly for cats. It specifically relates to soothing compositions for non-human mammals, comprising between 1% and 50% w/w of at least one fatty acid comprising between 5 and 22 carbon atoms and between 0.01% and 5% w/w of nepetalactone, such that said at least one fatty acid and said nepetalactone are dissolved in a solvent. Said compositions are characterised in that they exhibit soothing properties for stressed animals and are stable for the entire period of use thereof.