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Science 15 May 1970:
Vol. 168. no. 3933, pp. 840 - 841
DOI: 10.1126/science.168.3933.840
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Alkaloid from Fire Ant Venom: Identification and Synthesis

John G. MacConnell 1, Murray S. Blum 1, and Henry M. Fales 2

1 Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens 30601
2 Molecular Disease Branch, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, 20014

An alkaloid, trans-2-methyl-6-n-undecylpiperidine (solenopsin A), has been isolated from the venom of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima. The structure has been confirmed by an unambiguous synthesis.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Anabaseine: Venom Alkaloid of Aphaenogaster Ants.
J. W. WHEELER, O. OLUBAJO, C. B. STORM, and R. M. DUFFIELD (1981)
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