ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
biosynthesis of trail-following substance
;
Gloeophyllum trabeum
;
southern subterranean termite
;
influence of carbon sources
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Efforts were made to study the effects of various carbon sources on the production of the trail-following substance (Z, Z, E)-3,6,8-dodecatrien-1-ol in the brown-rot fungusGloeophyllum trabeum (=Lenzites trabea). The substance is found in a southern subterranean termite,Reticulitermes virginicus, and is known to function as the trail-following pheromone. The fungus could not produce it when grown on a low potato-dextrose medium. On addition of several simple carbon sources, however, the fungus actively produced the substance. Ethylene glycol, glyceraldehyde, and xylose yielded the highest production of the substance. Using 1,2-14C-ethylene glycol as a tracer, we demonstrated that the given carbon source was incorporated into the trail-following substance by the fungus.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988279
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