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Lurlene, the sexual pheromone of the green flagellate Chlamydomonas allensworthii
Author(s) -
Jaenicke Lothar,
Marner FranzJosef
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
liebigs annalen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 0947-3440
DOI - 10.1002/jlac.1995199507178
Subject(s) - flagellate , pheromone , chlamydomonas , chemistry , botany , sex pheromone , biology , biochemistry , gene , mutant
The pheromone produced by the female gametes of the green flagellate Chlamydomonas allensworthii to lure the male gametes for sexual fusion is the plastohydroquinone derivative lurlene, ( all‐E )‐14‐[2′‐hydroxy‐3′,4′‐dimethyl‐5′‐(1″;‐β‐ D ‐xylopyranosyloxy)phenyl]‐4,8,12‐trimethyltetradeca‐4,8,12‐trienoic acid ( 1 ).