Chemistry of the mandibular gland secretion of the ant Camponotus vagus

Murray S. Blum; L. Morel; Henry M. Fales

doi:10.1016/0305-0491(87)90286-0

Chemistry of the mandibular gland secretion of the ant Camponotus vagus

Murray S. Blum, L. Morel, Henry M. Fales

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1. 1. The cephalic secretion of males of the ant Camponotus vagus is dominated by methyl 6-methylsalicylate and the isocoumarin mellein. 2. 2. An isomeric farnesene and three farnesene-C₅ homologues constitute minor concomitants of the aromatic compounds. 3. 3. A trace of mellein is detectable in extracts of worker heads whereas those of alate females contain only structural lipids. 4. 4. The possible chemotaxonomic and functional significance of these Camponotus natural products is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	251-252
Number of pages	2
Journal	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part B: Biochemistry and
Volume	86
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-0491(87)90286-0
State	Published - 1987
Externally published	Yes

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Physiology
Aquatic Science
Animal Science and Zoology
Molecular Biology

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