E-2-ethylhexenal, E-2-ethyl-2-hexenol, mellein, and 4-hydroxymellein in Camponotus species from Brunei.
J Chem Ecol
; 34(2): 215-9, 2008 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
E-2-ethyl-2-hexen-1-ol (1), mellein (4), and 4-hydroxymellein (5) were identified as the major volatile compounds in the head and/or thorax of Camponotus quadrisectus. Neither 1 nor 5 have been previously detected in insects. Also identified were small amounts of m-cresol (2) and 6-methyl salicylic acid (3). E-2-ethylhexenal (6) and small amounts of 3 were identified in heads of Camponotus irritibilis from Kuala Belalong, Brunei. Compounds 2-4 occur in other Bornean camponotines with hypertrophied mandibular glands, and 4 is widespread in the tribe. The possibility of semiochemical parsimony (multiple functions) for these mandibular gland compounds is reviewed in the context of existing data on mandibular gland products of other camponotines, reported biological activities of the compounds, and secondary loss of metapleural glands in this ant group.
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Asunto principal:
Hormigas
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Hexanoles
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Aldehídos
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Isocumarinas
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Ocratoxinas
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Chem Ecol
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos