| Title |
Nitroalkenes and Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbons from the Frontal Gland of Three Prorhinotermes Termite Species
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10886-007-9341-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Rafal Piskorski, Robert Hanus, Soňa Vašíčková, Josef Cvačka, Jan Šobotník, Aleš Svatoš, Irena Valterová |
| Abstract |
Frontal gland contents of soldiers of three Prorhinotermes species, Prorhinotermes canalifrons, Prorhinotermes inopinatus, and Prorhinotermes simplex, consisted of two groups of compounds: nitroalkenes and sesquiterpene hydrocarbons. Analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed (E)-1-nitropentadec-1-ene as the major component of the glands with mean values of 152, 207, and 293 microg/individual for P. canalifrons, P. inopinatus, and P. simplex, respectively. Four other 1-nitroalkenes (C13, C14, C16, and C17), and two nitrodienes (C15 and C17) were also detected in the three species. The C17:1 nitroalkene was identified as (E)-1-nitroheptadec-1-ene. The sesquiterpene composition of the gland was species-specific: P. simplex contained (3Z,6E)-alpha-farnesene (mean of 39 microg/individual), while P. canalifrons and P. inopinatus contained the same compound (means of 0.5 and 1.5 microg/individual, respectively) as well as the (3E,6E) isomer (means of 1.8 and 0.7 microg/individual, respectively). Two other sesquiterpenes, trans-beta-bergamotene and (Z)-gamma-bisabolene, were also found in low quantities in the frontal gland of P. canalifrons. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 14% |
| Researcher | 5 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 12% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 7 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 42% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 8 | 19% |
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