Nonadecadienone, a New Termite Trail-Following Pheromone Identified in Glossotermes oculatus (Serritermitidae)

0376337 - ÚOCHB 2013 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Hanus, Robert - Šobotník, Jan - Krasulová, Jana - Jiroš, Pavel - Žáček, Petr - Kalinová, Blanka - Dolejšová, Klára - Cvačka, Josef - Bourguignon, T. - Roisin, Y. - Lacey, M. J. - Sillam-Dusses, David
Nonadecadienone, a New Termite Trail-Following Pheromone Identified in Glossotermes oculatus (Serritermitidae).
Chemical Senses. Roč. 37, č. 1 (2012), s. 55-63. ISSN 0379-864X. E-ISSN 1464-3553
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Keywords : Glossotermes * Serritermitidae * sternal gland * termites * trail-following pheromone * (10Z,13Z)-nonadeca-10,13-dien-2-one
Subject RIV: CC - Organic Chemistry
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The chemical ecology of Serritermitidae is of special interest not only as a missing piece of knowledge on the diversity and evolution of isopteran pheromones but also because it may contribute to the debate on the phylogenetic position of this family, which is still unresolved. Based on a combined approach of analytical chemistry, electrophysiology, and behavioural bioassays, we identified (10Z,13Z)-nonadeca-10,13-dien-2-one as the trail-following pheromone of G. oculatus. Thus, we report on a new termite trail-following pheromone of an unexpected chemical structure, a ketone with 19 carbons, contrasting with unsaturated alcohols containing 12 carbons as trail-following pheromones in other advanced termite families.
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