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pheromone biosynthetic process

Known as: pheromone anabolism, pheromone formation, pheromone biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of pheromones, a substance that is secreted and released by an organism and detected… (More)

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2012
2012
Semi–Selective Fatty Acyl Reductases from Four Heliothine Moths Influence the Specific Pheromone Composition
BACKGROUND Sex pheromones are essential in moth mate communication. Information on pheromone biosynthetic genes and enzymes is… (More)
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2010
2010
Evolution of multicomponent pheromone signals in small ermine moths involves a single fatty-acyl reductase gene.
Fatty-acyl CoA reductases (FAR) convert fatty acids into fatty alcohols in pro- and eukaryotic organisms. In the Lepidoptera… (More)
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2008
2008
Key biosynthetic gene subfamily recruited for pheromone production prior to the extensive radiation of Lepidoptera
Moths have evolved highly successful mating systems, relying on species-specific mixtures of sex pheromone components for long… (More)
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2008
2008
The Male Sex Pheromone of the Butterfly Bicyclus anynana: Towards an Evolutionary Analysis
BACKGROUND Female sex pheromones attracting mating partners over long distances are a major determinant of reproductive isolation… (More)
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2007
2007
A female-biased expressed elongase involved in long-chain hydrocarbon biosynthesis and courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.
Drosophila melanogaster produces sexually dimorphic cuticular pheromones that are a key component of the courtship behavior… (More)
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2007
2007
Development of a host-genotype-independent counterselectable marker and a high-frequency conjugative delivery system and their use in genetic analysis of Enterococcus faecalis.
Enterococcus faecalis is a gram-positive commensal bacterium of the gastrointestinal tract. E. faecalis is also an opportunistic… (More)
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2007
2007
Control of reproductive dominance by the thelytoky gene in honeybees.
Differentiation into castes and reproductive division of labour are a characteristics of eusocial insects. Caste determination… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Molecular genetics and evolution of pheromone biosynthesis in Lepidoptera.
A great diversity of pheromone structures are used by moth species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) for long-distance mating signals. The… (More)
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2003
2003
Identification of a G protein-coupled receptor for pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide from pheromone glands of the moth Helicoverpa zea.
Pheromone biosynthesis-activating neuropeptide (PBAN), a peptide produced by the subesophageal ganglion, is used by a variety of… (More)
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2002
2002
Evolution of the integral membrane desaturase gene family in moths and flies.
Lepidopteran insects use sex pheromones derived from fatty acids in their species-specific mate recognition system. Desaturases… (More)
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