CHEMISTRY OF VENOM ALKALOIDS IN THE ANT MEGALOMYRMEX-FORELI (MYRMICINAE) FROM COSTA-RICA
CHEMISTRY OF VENOM ALKALOIDS IN THE ANT MEGALOMYRMEX-FORELI (MYRMICINAE) FROM COSTA-RICA
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DOI：
10.1007/bf00994598
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发表时间：
1991-12-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
ESCOUBAS, P
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作者：
JONES, TH;DEVRIES, PJ;ESCOUBAS, P
对哥斯达黎加金蚁Megalomyrmex foreli毒液的化学分析发现，其毒液中含有四种主要的生物碱成分。其中2-丁基-5-（E， 1-庚烯基）-5-吡咯啉(3)和2-丁基-5-（E， E, 1,3-庚二烯基）-5-吡咯啉(4)构成了一个新的功能类蚂蚁毒液生物碱，它们的结构是根据它们的光谱和化学行为和明确的合成来确定的。这些化合物的功能是通过实地观察，其刺的形态和3和4对白蚁工蚁的相对毒性来推测的。
Chemical analysis of the venom of the myrmicine ant Megalomyrmex foreli from Costa Rica revealed the presence of four major alkaloidal components. Two of these, 2-butyl-5-(E, 1-heptenyl)-5-pyrroline (3) and 2-butyl-5-(E, E, 1,3-heptadienyl)-5-pyrroline (4), constitute a new functional class of ant venom alkaloids, whose structures were assigned from their spectral and chemical behavior and unambiguous syntheses. The function of these compounds is suggested by field observations of the behavior of M. foreli, its sting morphology, and the relative toxicity of 3 and 4 against termite workers.