Myrmicarin 663: A New Decacylic Alkaloid from Ants

Myrmicarin 663: A New Decacylic Alkaloid from Ants

Chemical warfare in insects: Ants have a vast arsenal of chemical weapons for defense or to catch prey. Here the isolation and identification of a highly sensitive alkaloid, myrmicarin 663, which has an entirely novel carbon skeleton, is reported.

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Veröffentlicht in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1997-02, Vol.36 (1-2), p.77-80
Hauptverfasser: Schröder, Frank, Sinnwell, Volker, Baumann, Horst, Kaib, Manfred, Francke, Wittko
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
alkaloids
indolizine
NMR spectroscopy
structure elucidation
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Zusammenfassung:Chemical warfare in insects: Ants have a vast arsenal of chemical weapons for defense or to catch prey. Here the isolation and identification of a highly sensitive alkaloid, myrmicarin 663, which has an entirely novel carbon skeleton, is reported.
ISSN:0570-0833
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.199700771