Lamoxirene. Structural Proof of the Spermatozoid Releasing and Attracting Pheromone of Laminariales
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- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
- Vol. 39 (6) , 689-691
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-1984-0629
Abstract
Mature female gametes of several Laminariales excrete a substance which acts interspecifically to release and to attract spermatozoids from ripe antherids. This pheromone was identified by chemical degradation and by synthesis of the natural compound as 1-(1′,2′-cis-epoxi-but-3′-enyl)- cyclohepta-2,5-diene (3). An oxirane is a novel feature among the mating substances of thallophytes. It is therefore suggested to name the active hormone “Lamoxirene”.Keywords
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