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Differential Metabolism of 1,8–Cineole in Insects

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In order to compare the metabolism of 1,8-cineole in the pyrgo beetle, Paropsisterna tigrina, three other herbivorous insect species, Faex nigroconspersa, Chrysophtharta bimaculata, and Oxyops vitiosa, were fed 1,8-cineole leaf diets. F. nigroconspersa adults excreted predominantly 9-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (36.2% of the volatile constituents) with some 2α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (11.4%). In contrast, larvae excreted predominantly 2α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (27.4%) and smaller proportions of 9-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (5.2%) and 3α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (4.3%). C. bimaculata adults excreted predominantly 3α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (16.5%). Oxyops vitiosa adults, on a lower 1,8-cineole diet, excreted predominantly 2α,9-dihydroxy-1,8-cineole (4.2%) and 2α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (3.5%), with smaller proportions of 3α-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (1.1%) and 9-hydroxy-1,8-cineole (0.5%). This is the first reported occurrence of a dihydroxycineole as an insect metabolite. Gas chromatographic and mass spectral data for hydroxycineoles are recorded and interspecific metabolite variation discussed.

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  1. Wollongbar Agricultural Institute, Wollongbar, New South Wales, 2477, Australia

    Ian A. Southwell & Michael F. Russell

  2. Tropical Fruits Research Station, Alstonville, New South Wales, 2477, Australia

    Craig D.A. Maddox

  3. USDA/ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

    Gregory S. Wheeler

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Southwell, I.A., Russell, M.F., Maddox, C.D. et al. Differential Metabolism of 1,8–Cineole in Insects. J Chem Ecol 29, 83–94 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021976513603

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