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Abstract
Cuticular hydrocarbons from tiny pieces of insect cuticle can be analyzed directly by gas chromatography without solvent. The cuticle, sealed in a glass capillary, is introduced into the heated injector area of a gas Chromatograph, and the glass capillary crushed after heating for 4 min. Linked gas chromatography-mass spectrometry can be performed on selected parts of individual insects, such as an antenna, leg, or abdominal sclerite, to give qualitative and quantitative analysis of the substances on a small area of the body.Entities:
Year: 1990 PMID: 24263428 DOI: 10.1007/BF00982097
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chem Ecol ISSN: 0098-0331 Impact factor: 2.626