hydroxidanaidal
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[edit]Noun
[edit]hydroxidanaidal (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.
- 2015 October 31, “Feeding on Host Plants with Different Concentrations and Structures of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Impacts the Chemical-Defense Effectiveness of a Specialist Herbivore”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Furthermore, male moths biosynthesized the sex pheromone hydroxidanaidal from PAs and passed on PAs to females as a nuptial gift; in turn, females endowed their eggs with this defense.