Science. 1968 Sep 27;161(3848):1346-7.

L-Lactic acid: a mosquito attractant isolated from humans.

Acree F Jr, Turner RB, Gouck HK, Beroza M, Smith N.

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L-Lactic acid was the major component in material isolated from humans that was active as an attractant for female yellow fever mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti (L.). The L(+)-isomer was several times as attractive as the D-isomer. Good correlation was found between the attractiveness of an individual to mosquitoes and the quantity of lactic acid present in an acetone washing of his hand.

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