Dihydromatricaria Acid: Acetylenic Acid Secreted by Soldier Beetle

Dihydromatricaria Acid: Acetylenic Acid Secreted by Soldier Beetle

The aposematic cantharid beetle Chauliognathus lecontei produces a defensive secretion, from glands in its thorax and abdomen, containing 8-cis-dihydromatricaria acid. Similar acetylenic compounds are known only from certain fungi and flowering plants.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1968-05, Vol.160 (3830), p.890-892
Hauptverfasser: Meinwald, J., Meinwald, Y. C., Chalmers, A. M., Eisner, T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alkynes - analysis
Alkynes - metabolism
Animals
Beetles
Cell culture techniques
Chromatography, Gas
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Coleoptera - physiology
Esters
Exocrine Glands - physiology
Fibric acids
Infrared Rays
Insect larvae
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Plant glands
Prothoracic glands
Secretion
Spectrophotometry
Ultraviolet Rays
Viruses
Worker insects
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Zusammenfassung:The aposematic cantharid beetle Chauliognathus lecontei produces a defensive secretion, from glands in its thorax and abdomen, containing 8-cis-dihydromatricaria acid. Similar acetylenic compounds are known only from certain fungi and flowering plants.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.160.3830.890