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GABA and taurine derivatives on the adhesive spiral of the orb web of Argiope spiders, and their possible behavioural significance
Author(s) -
ANDERSON C. M.,
TILLINGHAST E. K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1980.tb00216.x
Subject(s) - biology , orb (optics) , derivative (finance) , ninhydrin , zoology , biochemistry , amino acid , artificial intelligence , computer science , financial economics , economics , image (mathematics)
. Two strongly acidic, ninhydrin‐negative compounds were found in the water soluble fraction of the orb webs of Argiope trifasciata (Lucas) and Argiope aurantia (Forskål). One of these is a derivative of taurine. Aninhydrin‐positive GABA derivative, gabamide, also exists in the water‐soluble fraction of the web.