Blattellaquinone

Blattellaquinone

Blattellaquinone

Chemical compound

Blattellaquinone, also known as gentisyl quinone isovalerate, is a sex pheromone of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica). Blattellaquinone is secreted by females to attract male cockroaches.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Nojima S, Schal C, Webster FX, Santangelo RG, Roelofs WL (2005). "Identification of the sex pheromone of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica". Science. 307 (5712): 1029–1031. Bibcode:2005Sci...307.1104N. doi:10.1126/science.1107163. PMID 15718472. S2CID 21946037.


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