The phrase "a blend of compounds" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a mixture or combination of different chemical substances or materials.
Example: "The new formula is a blend of compounds that enhances the product's effectiveness."
Alternatives: "a mixture of substances" or "a combination of chemicals."
A blend of these compounds in seed-like proportions was not olfactorily attractive to C. femoratus at either of two different relevant concentrations [28].
For example, Youngsteadt et al. [14] identified a blend of volatile compounds from P. macrostachya seeds that attracted C. femoratus, and chromatographic fractions of P. macrostachya extract that elicited seed-carrying behavior.
Larvae were attracted to a blend of these compounds, but were less responsive to this mixture than to a presentation of each molecule alone, which suggests an interaction between the two pheromones.
The feedstock consisted of a blend of four model compounds representing the lighter fractions of a bio-oil.
The objective was to evaluate effects of adding a blend of essential oil compounds on ruminal fermentation and animal performance of feedlot cattle in comparison to sodium monensin.
We detected seven phenolic and terpenoid volatiles common to seeds of all or most of the AG species, but a blend of the shared compounds was not attractive to the AG ant Camponotus femoratus.
Sex pheromones of moths are usually a blend of a few compounds synthesized from common fatty acids through desaturation, chain shortening and other modifications [3], and some mutations of genes involved in the pheromone biosynthesis pathway cause changes in pheromone composition [4].
Larvae of a closely related fly species called Drosophila simulans produce a subtly different blend of compounds to D. melanogaster, and this blend is not attractive to any of the species tested.
Identical males in homogeneous groups produce one blend of compounds, but their counterparts in a mixed group produced a different blend, one more like the eight individuals who were dissimilar, they report.
