Farnesylamine from the Ant Monomorium fieldi Forel

(2E)- and (2Z)-Farnesylamine were detected in the extracts of the myrmicine ant Monomorium fieldi Forel from Australia. Their structures were established by direct comparison with synthetic (2E)- and (2Z)-farnesylamine. This finding of a sesquiterpene is unique in a genus known to produce unbranched...

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Main Authors: Jones, T., Clark, D., Heterick, Brian E., Snelling, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society and American Society of Pharmacognosy 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19007