N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine, two pheromones of the ponerine ant Megaponera foetens (Fab) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

被引：21

作者：

Janssen, E

Bestmann, HJ

Holldobler, B

Kern, F

机构：

[1] UNIV ERLANGEN NURNBERG,INST ORGAN CHEM,D-91054 ERLANGEN,GERMANY

[2] UNIV WURZBURG,LEHRSTUHL VERHALTENSPHYSIOL & SOZIOBIOL,THEODOR BOVERI INST,D-97074 WURZBURG,GERMANY

来源：

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY | 1995年 / 21卷 / 12期

关键词：

Megaponera foetens; Formicidae; poison gland; pygidial gland; trail pheromone; recruitment pheromone; N; N-dimethyluracil; 1,3-dimethyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione; actinidine; electroantennogram;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02033854

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

By means of gas chromatographic, mass spectrometric, and micropreparative methods N,N-dimethyluracil and actinidine were identified as two ethologically active compounds in the ponerine ant Megaponera foetens. The synthesized poison gland compound N,N-dimethyluracil released trail-following behavior, whereas actinidine, found in the pygidial gland, stimulated ants to leave the nest, possibly in an alarm reaction. Biological activity of the synthetic samples were confirmed by behavioral experiments and electroantennogram responses with worker antennae.

引用

页码：1947 / 1955

页数：9

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