Figure 6From: Key biosynthetic gene subfamily recruited for pheromone production prior to the extensive radiation of LepidopteraThe potential biosynthetic pathways leading to the major sex pheromone component, the ( Z,Z )-9,11–14:OH, of the primitive currant shoot borer, Lampronia capitella. The pathway a, which involves two successive Δ11-desaturations of acyl intermediates, is evidenced to be the major biosynthetic route in L. capitella.Back to article page