Aphrodisiac secretion

Korchi, A., Brossut, R Bouhin, H. and Delachambre, J. (1999). cDNA cloning of an adult male putative lipocalin specific to tergal gland aphrodisiac secretion in an insect (Leucophaea maderae). FEBSLetters 449 125-128. 

Comette R., Farine J-P, Quennedey B. and Brossut R. (2001) Molecular characterization of a new adult male putative calycin specific to tergal aphrodisiac secretion in the cockroach Leucophaea maderae. FEBS letters 507, 313-317. 

Male moths and butterflies have proven to be an especially rich source of interesting natural products. The sex pheromone produced in the wing glands of the lesser waxmoth, Achroia grisella, is composed of n-undecanal and (Zj-ll-octadecenal (98), whereas that of the greater waxmoth also contains n-undecanal (.99) but is dominated by n-nonanal (100). The scent brushes of male noctuid moths produce large amounts of aromatic compounds and terpenes which are believed to function as aphrodisiacs (101). Benzaldehyde, 2-phenyl ethanol, benzyl alcohol, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, pinocarvone, and isobutyric acid have been identified in the secretions of different noctuid species (102), and it appears that these pheromones may possess some chemotaxonomic value. 

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