TY - JOUR
T1 - Chemistry of the dufour's gland secretion of halictine bees
AU - Hefetz, Abraham
AU - Blum, Murray S.
AU - Eickwort, George C.
AU - Wheeler, James W.
PY - 1978
Y1 - 1978
N2 - 1. 1. The chemistry of the Dufour's gland secretions of nine species of halictine bees in the genera Agapostemon, Augochlorella, Dialictus, Lasioglossum and Evylaeus has been investigated. 2. 2. The macrocyclic lactones octadecanolide, eicosanolide and docosanolide were identified in nearly all species, and octadecenolide was detected in the secretion of at least one species. 3. 3. Docosanolide has not been previously identified as an insect natural product. 4. 4. The hydrocabones n-heptacosane and n-tricosane frequently accompanied the lactones. 5. 5. The biosynthesis of the lactones and their role in halictine biology are discussed.
AB - 1. 1. The chemistry of the Dufour's gland secretions of nine species of halictine bees in the genera Agapostemon, Augochlorella, Dialictus, Lasioglossum and Evylaeus has been investigated. 2. 2. The macrocyclic lactones octadecanolide, eicosanolide and docosanolide were identified in nearly all species, and octadecenolide was detected in the secretion of at least one species. 3. 3. Docosanolide has not been previously identified as an insect natural product. 4. 4. The hydrocabones n-heptacosane and n-tricosane frequently accompanied the lactones. 5. 5. The biosynthesis of the lactones and their role in halictine biology are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0305-0491(78)90229-8
DO - 10.1016/0305-0491(78)90229-8
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AN - SCOPUS:0018130457
VL - 61
SP - 129
EP - 132
JO - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
JF - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
SN - 1096-4959
IS - 1
ER -