Abstract
A series of esters of C8-C13 fatty acids formed with C10-C12 straight chain alcohols, representing 3.7% of the glandular contents, was found in the Dufour gland of workers of the formicine ant Lasius niger. Altogether, nearly 50 components, among them hydrocarbons, alcohols, acetates and propionates were identified in the glandular liquid by means of gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS), using a solid injection technique. The wax esters and the propionates-decyl, dodecyl, octadecyl and farnesyl-have not been previously reported from ant secretions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 219-225 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Insect Biochemistry |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1987 |
Keywords
- Ants
- Dufour gland
- Lasius niger
- acetates
- dodecyl dodecanoate
- hydrocarbons
- propionates
- solid injection technique
- volatiles
- wax esters