ED MORGAN, BD JACKSON, SJ KEEGANS, DJ NICHOLLS, MF ALI, and R CAMMAERTS (1992)
Alkanols in the mandibular gland secretion of the ant Tetramorium caespitum.
BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 122(1):69-74.
The madibular glands of workers of T. caespitum contain 4-methyl-3-hexanone and 4-methyl-3-hexanol as major substances, and nonanal, 2-pentanone, 4-methyl-3-heptanol, 4-methyl-3-octanol and 4,6-dimethyl-3-octanol as minor substances. The last three have been newly identified by mass spectrometry and their identification confirmed by synthesis. The probable biosynthetic origins of all these compounds are discussed.
HYMENOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; TETRAMORIUM-CAESPITUM; MANDIBULAR GLANDS; ALCOHOLS; 4-METHYL-3-HEXANOL
- ISSN: 0777-6276
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