Jones T H, Zottig V E, Robertson H G, Snelling R R
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450-0304, USA.
J Chem Ecol. 2003 Dec;29(12):2721-7. doi: 10.1023/b:joec.0000008015.42254.c3.
A comparative analysis of the venom alkaloids of 13 species of ants in the genus Monomorium collected in Africa was undertaken. Ants were collected in Kenya and South Africa. Most species produced 2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines and some of their analogous 1-pyrrolines. No alkaloids were detected in two species. M. robustior and M. macrops. Additionally, a novel 2-alkyl-1-pyrroline, whose structure was established by synthesis, was detected in M. notulum. This compound and others like it may serve as biosynthetic precursors for the formation of the 2,5-dialkylpyrrolidines found in many Myrmicine ant species.
对在非洲采集的13种猛蚁属蚂蚁的毒液生物碱进行了比较分析。蚂蚁采集于肯尼亚和南非。大多数物种产生2,5 - 二烷基吡咯烷及其一些类似的1 - 吡咯啉。在两种蚂蚁，即强壮猛蚁和大眼猛蚁中未检测到生物碱。此外，在小猛蚁中检测到一种通过合成确定其结构的新型2 - 烷基 - 1 - 吡咯啉。这种化合物及其他类似化合物可能是许多蚁亚科蚂蚁中发现的2,5 - 二烷基吡咯烷形成的生物合成前体。
