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Fatty acid esters of juvenoid alcohols as insect hormonogen agents (juvenogens)
Zdenek Wimmer1, David Saman, Jelena Kuldová
1Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo námestí 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic. wimmer@uochb.cas.cz
Abstract:
A series of 8 new juvenogens (3--10) was prepared starting from a pair of isomeric insect juvenile hormone bioanalogues ( and ). The biological activity of the juvenogens -- was tested for their effect on reproduction of the blowfly Neobellieria (Sarcophaga) bullata and for the juvenilizing activity on the termite Prorhinotermes simplex. Results of biological screening are important in structure--activity studies and promising for potential practical application of some of the juvenogens studied, especially against termites.