Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Analysis of moth pheromone acetates by selected ion monitoring using electron impact and chemical ionization mass spectrometry

Löfstedt, Christer LU and Odham, Göran (1984) In Biological Mass Spectrometry 11(3). p.106-113
Abstract

Mass spectrometric determination of moth pheromone components by means of selected ion monitoring with electron impact and chemical ionization has been evaluated. For the analysis of acetates, chemical ionization with ammonia as reactant gas proved advantageous with respect to sensitivity and selectivity. A quantitative assay for determination of pheromone samples from individual turnip moth females (Agrotis segetum, Noctuidae), using internal standards, deuterated at the acyl group, was developed. The assay showed correct linearity in the investigated region (20–2000 pg). Signal to noise ratios for 100 pg of acetates using chemical ionization (ammonia as reactant gas) were in the range 10–50 depending on the degree of unsaturation.... (More)

Mass spectrometric determination of moth pheromone components by means of selected ion monitoring with electron impact and chemical ionization has been evaluated. For the analysis of acetates, chemical ionization with ammonia as reactant gas proved advantageous with respect to sensitivity and selectivity. A quantitative assay for determination of pheromone samples from individual turnip moth females (Agrotis segetum, Noctuidae), using internal standards, deuterated at the acyl group, was developed. The assay showed correct linearity in the investigated region (20–2000 pg). Signal to noise ratios for 100 pg of acetates using chemical ionization (ammonia as reactant gas) were in the range 10–50 depending on the degree of unsaturation. Conservative limits of detection (background signal + three times the standard deviation) and quantification (background signal + 10 times the standard deviation) were approximately 70 and 240 pg, respectively. A significant decrease in gland titre of (Z)‐5‐decenyl acetate and (Z)‐7‐dodecenyl acetate after mating was established.

(Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
Biological Mass Spectrometry
volume
11
issue
3
pages
106 - 113
publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
external identifiers
  • scopus:84987429609
ISSN
0306-042X
DOI
10.1002/bms.1200110303
project
Evolutionary mechanisms of pheromone divergence in Lepidoptera
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
a173f0e9-6bf7-4a13-b1d3-baa89d5d46d5
date added to LUP
2020-07-23 15:53:27
date last changed
2021-01-06 05:35:28
@article{a173f0e9-6bf7-4a13-b1d3-baa89d5d46d5,
  abstract     = {{<p>Mass spectrometric determination of moth pheromone components by means of selected ion monitoring with electron impact and chemical ionization has been evaluated. For the analysis of acetates, chemical ionization with ammonia as reactant gas proved advantageous with respect to sensitivity and selectivity. A quantitative assay for determination of pheromone samples from individual turnip moth females (Agrotis segetum, Noctuidae), using internal standards, deuterated at the acyl group, was developed. The assay showed correct linearity in the investigated region (20–2000 pg). Signal to noise ratios for 100 pg of acetates using chemical ionization (ammonia as reactant gas) were in the range 10–50 depending on the degree of unsaturation. Conservative limits of detection (background signal + three times the standard deviation) and quantification (background signal + 10 times the standard deviation) were approximately 70 and 240 pg, respectively. A significant decrease in gland titre of (Z)‐5‐decenyl acetate and (Z)‐7‐dodecenyl acetate after mating was established.</p>}},
  author       = {{Löfstedt, Christer and Odham, Göran}},
  issn         = {{0306-042X}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{106--113}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Biological Mass Spectrometry}},
  title        = {{Analysis of moth pheromone acetates by selected ion monitoring using electron impact and chemical ionization mass spectrometry}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bms.1200110303}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/bms.1200110303}},
  volume       = {{11}},
  year         = {{1984}},
}