Strategy for the analysis of cuticular hydrocarbon waxes from insects using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with electron impact and chemical ionization

1989; Wiley; Volume: 18; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/bms.1200180924

ISSN

2376-3868

Autores

C. Lange, J.‐J. BASSELIER, Anne‐Geneviève Bagnères, Pierre Escoubas, Michèle Lemaire, Alain Lenoir, Jean‐Louis Clément, A. Bonavita-Cougourdan, Marie Trabalon, Mireille Campan,

Tópico(s)

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Resumo

Gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric methods have been developed for the analysis of cuticular hydrocarbon waxes from termites, ants and house flies. A combination of electron impact, chemical ionization with ethylene oxide, methane and ammonia together with methoxy mercuration followed by reductive demercuration, enabled alkane and alkene components of waxes from Reticulitermes termites, Hypoponera eduardi, Camponotus Vagus, and Cataglyphis cursor ants and Calliphora Vomitora house flies to be characterized.

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