Fire ant venom alkaloids: Their contribution to chemosystematics and biochemical evolution |
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| Authors: | John M Brand |
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| Institution: | Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA |
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| Abstract: | Studies on the chemistry of the 2,6-dialkylpiperidines in the venom of various fire ant species have shown that these alkaloids have practical value as chemotaxonomic characters. In addition, the finding that variations exist in the distribution of the geometric isomers between species and castes has led to a hypothetical construct for the biochemical evolution of these compounds. These various results, obtained previously, are integrated here as a coherent whole. |
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| Keywords: | Solenopsis Hymenoptera fire ant venom 2 6-dialkylpiperidines chemosystematics biochemical evolution |
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