Nitroalkenes and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons from the frontal gland of three prorhinotermes termite species.

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Tytuł:: Nitroalkenes and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons from the frontal gland of three prorhinotermes termite species.
Autorzy:: Piskorski R; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nám. 2, 16610 Praha 6, Czech Republic.
Hanus R
Vasícková S
Cvacka J
Sobotník J
Svatos A
Valterová I
Źródło:: Journal of chemical ecology [J Chem Ecol] 2007 Sep; Vol. 33 (9), pp. 1787-94. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jul 31.
Typ publikacji:: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Publication: New York, NY : Springer
Original Publication: New York, Plenum Press.
MeSH Terms:: Exocrine Glands/*metabolism
Isoptera/*metabolism
Pheromones/*analysis
Alkenes/analysis ; Animals ; Nitro Compounds/analysis ; Sesquiterpenes/analysis
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Substance Nomenclature:: 0 (Alkenes)
0 (Nitro Compounds)
0 (Pheromones)
0 (Sesquiterpenes)
Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 20070801 Date Completed: 20080115 Latest Revision: 20220716
Update Code:: 20240104
DOI:: 10.1007/s10886-007-9341-y
PMID:: 17665266
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Frontal gland contents of soldiers of three Prorhinotermes species, Prorhinotermes canalifrons, Prorhinotermes inopinatus, and Prorhinotermes simplex, consisted of two groups of compounds: nitroalkenes and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. Analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed (E)-1-nitropentadec-1-ene as the major component of the glands with mean values of 152, 207, and 293 microg/individual for P. canalifrons, P. inopinatus, and P. simplex, respectively. Four other 1-nitroalkenes (C13, C14, C16, and C17), and two nitrodienes (C15 and C17) were also detected in the three species. The C17:1 nitroalkene was identified as (E)-1-nitroheptadec-1-ene. The sesquiterpene composition of the gland was species-specific: P. simplex contained (3Z,6E)-alpha-farnesene (mean of 39 microg/individual), while P. canalifrons and P. inopinatus contained the same compound (means of 0.5 and 1.5 microg/individual, respectively) as well as the (3E,6E) isomer (means of 1.8 and 0.7 microg/individual, respectively). Two other sesquiterpenes, trans-beta-bergamotene and (Z)-gamma-bisabolene, were also found in low quantities in the frontal gland of P. canalifrons.

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