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The mating and social behaviors of insects are largely orchestrated by a suite of volatile hydrocarbon pheromones. 11-cis Vaccenyl acetate is the male-specific mating pheromone of the fruit fly D. melanogaster. It acts selectively through the Or67d odorant receptor to control mating behavior in both male and female fruit flies.

(Z)-11-Octadecenyl Acetate is a Drosophila sex pheromone.

ChEBI: (Z)-octadec-11-enyl acetate is an acetate ester. It is functionally related to a (Z)-octadec-11-enol.

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[1] AMINA KURTOVIC  Barry J D  Alexandre Widmer. A single class of olfactory neurons mediates behavioural responses to a Drosophila sex pheromone[J]. Nature, 2007, 446 7135: 542-546. DOI: 10.1038/nature05672