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. 1976 May 31;282(21):1897-900.

[The track pheromone of the termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Sjöstedt)]

[Article in French]
J P Larue, M Barbier
  • PMID: 821662

[The track pheromone of the termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Sjöstedt)]

[Article in French]
J P Larue et al. C R Acad Hebd Seances Acad Sci D. .

Abstract

The trail pheromone of the African Termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus has been investigated. It consists of two active components: an unsaturated fatty alcohol probably in C14 and a corresponding esterified fraction. The interconversion of the two by acetylation-saponification has been demonstrated. However, it is not yet known whether the ester occurs naturally as an acetate or not. A carbonyl derivative, biologically inactive, has also been isolated; its reduction with NaBH4 leads to an active alcohol of same Rf value as the preceding one.

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