Unique Proline–Benzoquinone Pigment from the Colored Nectar of “Bird’s Coca Cola Tree” Functions in Bird Attractions
摘要:
The major pigment responsible for the dark brown nectar of the "bird's Coca cola tree", Leucosceptrum canum (Labiatae), was isolated and identified as a unique symmetric proline-quinone conjugate, 2,5-di-(N-(-)-prolyl)-para-benzoquinone (DPBQ). Behavioral experiments with both isolated and synthetic authentic samples indicated that DPBQ functions mainly as a color attractant to bird pollinators.
Unique Proline–Benzoquinone Pigment from the Colored Nectar of “Bird’s Coca Cola Tree” Functions in Bird Attractions
作者:Shi-Hong Luo、Yan Liu、Juan Hua、Xue-Mei Niu、Shu-Xi Jing、Xu Zhao、Bernd Schneider、Jonathan Gershenzon、Sheng-Hong Li
DOI:10.1021/ol3017879
日期:2012.8.17
The major pigment responsible for the dark brown nectar of the "bird's Coca cola tree", Leucosceptrum canum (Labiatae), was isolated and identified as a unique symmetric proline-quinone conjugate, 2,5-di-(N-(-)-prolyl)-para-benzoquinone (DPBQ). Behavioral experiments with both isolated and synthetic authentic samples indicated that DPBQ functions mainly as a color attractant to bird pollinators.