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Acylated Serine Derivatives: A Unique Class of Arthropod Pheromones of the Australian Redback Spider, Latrodectus hasselti†

  1. Elena Jerhot1,
  2. Jeffrey A. Stoltz2,
  3. Maydianne C. B. Andrade Prof. Dr.2,
  4. Stefan Schulz Prof. Dr.1

Article first published online: 9 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200906312

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 49, Issue 11, pages 2037–2040, March 8, 2010

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Jerhot, E., Stoltz, J., Andrade, M. and Schulz, S. (2010), Acylated Serine Derivatives: A Unique Class of Arthropod Pheromones of the Australian Redback Spider, Latrodectus hasselti. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 49: 2037–2040. doi: 10.1002/anie.200906312

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institut für Organische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig (Germany), Fax: (+49) 531-391-5272 http://aks7.org-chem.nat.tu-bs.de/

  2. 2

    Integrative Behaviour and Neuroscience Group, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4 (Canada)

  1. †

    This work was supported by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 9 FEB 2010
  3. Manuscript Received: 9 NOV 2009

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  • Fonds der Chemischen Industrie

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Keywords:

  • amino acids;
  • arachnida;
  • chemical communication;
  • pheromones

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Irresistible: Amino acid derivatives are very rarely used as pheromones by arthropods. The widow spider Latrodectus hasselti (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.

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