In 2022,Perez-Aparicio, Alicia; Ammagarahalli, Byrappa; Gemeno, Cesar published an article in Scientific Reports. The title of the article was 《A closer look at sex pheromone autodetection in the Oriental fruit moth》.Application In Synthesis of Methyl Salicylate The author mentioned the following in the article:
Female moths emit sex pheromone to attracts males, and although they are not attracted to their own sex pheromone, they appear to detect it as it affects their behavior. In order to elucidate the mechanism of pheromone “”autodetection”” we compared responses of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) of male and female Grapholita molesta, a species with reported pheromone autodetection. Two concentrations of the major (Z8-12:Ac) and minor (E8-12:Ac) sex pheromone components, a plant-volatile blend containing Me salicylate, terpinyl acetate and (E)-β-farnesene, and the male-produced hair-pencil (i.e., courtship) pheromone (Et trans-cinnamate) were tested in 45 male and 305 female ORNs. Hierarchical cluster anal. showed radically different peripheral olfactory systems between sexes that could be linked to their specific roles. In males 63% of the ORNs were tuned specifically to the major or minor female sex pheromone components, and 4% to the plant volatile blend, while the remaining 33% showed unspecific responses to the stimulus panel. In females 3% of the ORNs were specifically tuned to the male hair-pencil pheromone, 6% to the plant volatile blend, 91% were unspecific, and no ORN was tuned their own sex pheromone components. The lack of sex pheromone-specific ORNs in females suggests that they are not able to discriminate pheromone blends, and thus pheromone autodetection is unlikely in this species. We discuss our results in the context of the methodol. limitations inherent to odor stimulation studies. The experimental part of the paper was very detailed, including the reaction process of Methyl Salicylate(cas: 119-36-8Application In Synthesis of Methyl Salicylate)
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