Drosophila melanogaster : Identity of Male Lipid in Reproductive System
- 27 February 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 167 (3922), 1262
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.167.3922.1262
Abstract
A lipid found exclusively in the ejaculatory bulb of adult male Drosophila melanogaster has been identified as cis-vaccenyl acetate. Identification is based on, spectral comparisons with a synthetic sample.Keywords
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