1374640-40-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Caste-specific tyramides from Myrmicine ants
Jones, Tappey H.,Martin Garraffo,Spande, Thomas F.,Andriamaharavo, Nirina R.,Gorman, Jeffrey S. T.,Snyder, Alexander J.,Jeter, Andrew W.,Torres, Juan A.,Snelling, Roy R.,Daly, John W.
, p. 313 - 316 (2010)
Analysis of the extracts of male ants of Monomorium minimum and Monomorium ebeninum by GC-MS and GC-FTIR revealed the presence of tyramides 2 and 4c, for which the structures were established by comparison with synthetic samples. These compounds and their analogues 1 and 3 were also found in males of other Monomorium species, males of Myrmicaria opaciventris, and males of several Solenopsis (Diplorhoptrum) species. Vapor-phase FTIR spectra revealed critically important structural clues to two of the tyramides, which had methyl branching in the tyramide acyl moiety. Tyramide 4c exhibited a strong intramolecular amide NH hydrogen bond where an α-keto group was deduced to be present in the acyl moiety and also showed the overlap of this ketone group frecquency with that of the amide vc-o The biological function of these compounds is uncertain; however, their role in ant-mating behavior may be suggested by a large body of evidence.
Methods and Compositions for Pest Control
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Methods and compositions for pest control, and more particularly for control of ants, e.g., of the subfamily Myrmicinae, using tyramides.
