| Literature DB >> 1111099 |
J W Wheeler, S L Evans, M S Blum, R L Torgerson.
Abstract
The anal gland secretions of dolichoderine ants in the genus Azteca are fortified with cyclopentyl ketones. Since these compounds, 2-methylcyclopentanone, cis-1-acetyl-2-methylcyclopentane, and 2-acetyl-3-methylcyclopentene, release sustained alarm behavior in ant workers, they constitute a new chemical class of insect pheromones. The ketones probably also function as defensive compounds and thus are part of the ants' alarm-defense system.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID： 1111099
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728