Terpenes from Nasutitermes genus termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Quimica nova

Rezende, Claudia M.¹  Alves, Ruy J. V.¹  Santos Júnior, Helvécio M. dos¹  la Cruz, Márcia N. S. de¹  Cancello, Eliana M.²  Rocha, Maurício M. da² 

[1] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil;Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil

关键词: Nasutitermes;    terpenes;    chemical defense.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422014000100018

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

The chemical compositionof the front gland of termites has been studied for over 40 years. The genusNasutitermes, considered the most evolved of the Termitidae family, hasa peculiarity that sets it apart from the others: a caste of soldiers that carrya terpenic mixture used in defense. This secretion is formed by mono, sesquiand diterpenes from trinervitane, kempane and rippertane skeletons, only foundin termites. This article sought to review the scientific literature and contributeto the knowledge on the chemical composition of the secretion of the Nasutitermessoldiers from the interesting aspects of its behavior.

【 授权许可】

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