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Synthesis of the Sex Pheromone of the Citrus Mealybug, Pseudococcus cryptus

Takashi NAKAHATALaboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Noriaki ITAGAKILaboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Tomonori ARAIDepartment of Citrus Research, National Institute of Fruit Tree ScienceKuchinotsu, Nagasaki 859-2501, Japan
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Hajime SUGIENational Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences3-1-3 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604, Japan
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Shigefumi KUWAHARALaboratory of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University1-1 Tsutsumidori-Amamiyamachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
Pages 2627-2631 | Received 16 Jul 2003, Accepted 13 Aug 2003, Published online: 22 May 2014

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