ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Hymenoptera
;
Formicidae
;
ant
;
Technomyrmex albipes
;
unsaturated secondary amines
;
venom gland
;
GC-MS
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract A series of unsaturated secondary amines have been isolated from the dolichoderine antTechnomyrmex albipes (F. Smith). The major components of the mixture have been shown by spectroscopic procedures to be dinon-8-enylamine, andN-hept-6-enylnon-8-enamine, and these structural assignments have been confirmed by synthesis. Mass spectrometry indicates the presence of trace amounts of the bis C11 amine and the C9-C11 amine. The four amines, present in total at approximately 2.8μg/ant, are located in the gaster of the insect in a gland that is considered to be the venom gland although it is atypical from a morphological standpoint.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00979656
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