Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 20892, Bethesda, Maryland.
J Chem Ecol. 1991 Dec;17(12):2507-18. doi: 10.1007/BF00994598.
Chemical analysis of the venom of the myrmicine antMegalomyrmex foreli from Costa Rica revealed the presence of four major alkaloidal components. Two of these, 2-butyl-5-(E, 1-heptenyl)-5-pyrroline (3) and 2-butyl-5-(E, E, 1,3-heptadienyl)-5-pyrroline (4), constitute a new functional class of ant venom alkaloids, whose structures were assigned from their spectral and chemical behavior and unambiguous syntheses. The function of these compounds is suggested by field observations of the behavior ofM. foreli, its sting morphology, and the relative toxicity of 3 and 4 against termite workers.
从哥斯达黎加的巨型弓背蚁 Megalomyrmex foreli 的毒液中进行的化学分析揭示了存在四种主要的生物碱成分。其中两种，2-丁基-5-(E, 1-庚烯基)-5-吡咯烷 (3) 和 2-丁基-5-(E, E, 1,3-庚二烯基)-5-吡咯烷 (4)，构成了一类新的蚂蚁毒液生物碱，其结构是根据其光谱和化学行为以及明确的合成来确定的。这些化合物的功能是通过对 M. foreli 的行为、蜇刺形态以及 3 和 4 对白蚁工蚁的相对毒性的野外观察来推测的。
