The isolation and synthesis of queen substance, 9-oxodec-trans-2-enoic acid, a honeybee pheromone
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Butler, C. G., Callow, R. K. and Johnston, N. C. 1962. The isolation and synthesis of queen substance, 9-oxodec-trans-2-enoic acid, a honeybee pheromone. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. 155 (960), pp. 417-432. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1962.0009
| Authors | Butler, C. G., Callow, R. K. and Johnston, N. C. |
|---|---|
| Abstract | A method is described for isolating ‘queen substance’, which is produced in the mandibular glands of queen honeybees and inhibits queen rearing by worker honeybees and development of their ovaries. Queen substance has been identified as 9-oxodec-trans-2-enoic acid and its identity confirmed by synthesis. The synthetic and natural materials have the same biological activity. The methyl ester of 9-oxodecenoic acid is also active. Neither the natural nor the synthetic material completely inhibits queen rearing, whereas the presence of a live queen does. The other inhibitory factor is ‘queen scent’, which also on its own does not completely inhibit queen rearing. Queen scent plus 9-oxodecenoic acid cause complete inhibition. 9-Oxodecenoic acid did not affect the reproduction of any of the small mammals on which it was tested; nor did it have any pharmacological activity in a wide range of tests.%U |
| Keywords | RRES175; 175_Entomology; 175_Biochemistry |
| Year of Publication | 1962 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences |
| Journal citation | 155 (960), pp. 417-432 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1962.0009 |
| Open access | Published as non-open access |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 09 Jan 1962 |
| Publisher | Royal Society Publishing |
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The behaviour of a population of honeybees on an artificial and on a natural crop
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, C. G., Jeffree, E. P. and Kalmus, H. 1943. The behaviour of a population of honeybees on an artificial and on a natural crop. Journal Of Experimental Biology. 20 (1), pp. 65-73.
Preliminary investigations on the value of electric heating of beehives
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, C. G. and Cockbill, G. F. 1942. Preliminary investigations on the value of electric heating of beehives. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 29 (1), pp. 34-42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1942.tb06919.x
The influence of various physical and biological factors of the environment on honeybee activity. An examination of the relationship between activity and solar radiation
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, C. G. and Finney, D. J. 1942. The influence of various physical and biological factors of the environment on honeybee activity. An examination of the relationship between activity and solar radiation. Journal Of Experimental Biology. 18 (3), pp. 206-212.
A possible new cure for acarine disease of honeybees
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, C. G. 1941. A possible new cure for acarine disease of honeybees. Nature. 148 (3742), p. 86. https://doi.org/10.1038/148086a0
A study of the frequency with which honeybees visit red clover (trifolium pratense), together with an examination of the environmental conditions
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, C. G. 1941. A study of the frequency with which honeybees visit red clover (trifolium pratense), together with an examination of the environmental conditions. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 28 (2), pp. 125-134. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.1941.tb07546.x
The choice of drinking water by the honeybee
A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Butler, C. G. 1940. The choice of drinking water by the honeybee. Journal Of Experimental Biology. 17 (3), pp. 253-261.
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