Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Moscow
Abstract:
The review deals with the chemistry of the juvenile hormone of insects and its analogues. The literature data on the isolation, determination of the structure, and synthesis of the juvenile hormone and natural compounds imitating its activity are quoted. Synthetic substances exhibiting the activity of the hormone are described and the problem of the relation between their structure and physiological activity is discussed. The bibliography includes 134 references.