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Cuticular lipids of insects: VIII. Alkanes of the mormon cricket Anabrus simplex
Author(s) -
Jackson Larry L.,
Blomquist Gary L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02532588
Subject(s) - cricket , alkane , orthoptera , chemistry , range (aeronautics) , branching (polymer chemistry) , biology , stereochemistry , hydrocarbon , organic chemistry , zoology , materials science , composite material
The cuticular hydrocarbons of the Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex , are all saturated and consist of n‐alkanes (29+%), 3‐methylalkanes (12%), internally branched monomethylalkanes (26+%), and dimethylalkanes (28+%). The principal n‐alkane is the C 29 component, with a range from C 23 to C 33 . The 3‐methylalkanes range from C 28 to C 32 , and the internally branched monomethyl‐and dimethylalkanes range from C 29 to C 39 . When the branched alkanes of A. simplex are compared to those from other insects in the order Orthoptera, interesting patterns of methyl branching are observed.

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