Acylated Serine Derivatives: A Unique Class of Arthropod Pheromones of the Australian Redback Spider, Latrodectus hasselti
作者:Elena Jerhot、Jeffrey A. Stoltz、Maydianne C. B. Andrade、Stefan Schulz
DOI:10.1002/anie.200906312
日期:2010.3.8
Irresistible: Amino acid derivatives are very rarely used as pheromones by arthropods. The widow spiderLatrodectushasselti (see picture) uses a unique compound (see formula) to lure its males. The molecular configuration plays an important role in this unique chemical communication system.