ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Phenylalkenals
;
Leptogenys spp
;
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
;
Hymenoptera
;
Formicidae
;
2-phenylpropenal
;
2-phenyl-2-butenal
;
2,5-dimethyl-3-(1-methyl) butylpyrazine
;
2,5-dimethyl-3-isopentylpyrazine
;
2,5-dimethyl-3-isopentenyl-6-isopentylpyrazine
;
4-methyl-3-heptanone
;
5-methyl-3-hexanone
;
Maillard reaction
;
benzaldehyde
;
chemoreceptors
;
defensive allomones
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Cephalic extracts of two unrelated species of ants,Leptogenys processionalis andPogonomyrmex rugosus, have been found to contain 2-phenylpropenal and 2-phenyl-2-butenal, while two other species related to the first,L. chinensis andL. kitteli, lacked either.L. kitteli also produced a tetrasubstituted pyrazine found previously only in two New Zealand ants in the genusMesoponera. The chemical reactivity of the phenylalkenals suggests their function in repelling attack by predators.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988325
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