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Myrmicarin 663: A New Decacylic Alkaloid from Ants
Author(s) -
Schröder Frank,
Sinnwell Volker,
Baumann Horst,
Kaib Manfred,
Francke Wittko
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199700771
Subject(s) - alkaloid , isolation (microbiology) , identification (biology) , biology , chemistry , botany , bioinformatics
Chemical warfare in insects : Ants have a vast arsenal of chemical weapons for defense or to catch prey. Here the isolation and identification of a highly sensitive alkaloid, myrmicarin 663, which has an entirely novel carbon skeleton, is reported.