The excretion of ethylquinone by the flour beetle
The excretion of ethylquinone by the flour beetle
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DOI：
10.1042/bj0370463
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发表时间：
1943-01-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Barton, DHR
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作者：
Alexander, P;Barton, DHR
分离出一种挥发性分泌物，主要由对乙基苯醌组成。它是负责面粉的粉红色甲虫出没的面粉，生产的颜色是由于简单的对苯醌与氨基化合物的反应。在拥挤的Tribolium文化中，排泄可能在显著的人口控制中起作用。u.-v。苯并、甲苯、乙基和百里醌在乙醇中的吸收光谱最大。分别是242、245、246和255亩，最大。分别为13800、16000、16500和20000。u.-v。还记录了几种对苯二酚类化合物的光谱。
A volatile excretion from Tribolium castaneum and T. confusum was isolated and found to consist largely of p ethyl-benzo-quinone. It is responsible for the pink color of flour beetle-infested flour, the production of the color being due to the reaction of simple p benzoquinones with amino compounds. The excretion may play a part in the remarkable population control in crowded cultures of Tribolium. The u.-v. absorption spectra in ethanol of benzo-, toluo-, ethyl-, and thymoquinone were found to have max. at 242, 245, 246, and 255 mu, respectively, and max. 13800, 16000, 16500 and 20,000, respectively. The u.-v. spectra of several hydro-quinones are also recorded.