Structure determination of a new juvenile hormone from a heteropteran insect

Org Lett. 2009 Nov 19;11(22):5234-7. doi: 10.1021/ol902161x.

Abstract

The structure of the juvenile hormone (JH) in the suborder Heteroptera, order Hemiptera, has been known for a very long time to be different from the JH of other orders, but the structure has been a matter of controversy. The structure was first elucidated by an unprecedented approach involving the screening of a JH molecular library. The novel Heteroptera-specific JH (JHSB(3)) is a new category of JH that is featured by the skipped bisepoxide structure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Heteroptera
  • Juvenile Hormones / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Small Molecule Libraries
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Juvenile Hormones
  • Small Molecule Libraries