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Title:		Ant alarm pheromone activity: correlation with molecular shape by scanning computer
Author(s):		Amoore JE; Palmieri G; Wanke E; Blum MS;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1969
Volume:		165
Issue:		3899
Page Number:		1266 - 1269
DOI:		10.1126/science.165.3899.1266
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		The ant Iridomyrmex pruinosus utilizes 2-heptanone as an alarm pheromone. The activities of 49 ketones and 35 nonketones as alarm pheromones for this species were determined. The molecular shapes of these compounds were assessed by submitting silhouette photographs of their molecular models to a pattern recognition machine. A highly significant correlation exists between molecular shape and alarm activity
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEAmoore, J E Palmieri, G Wanke, E Blum, M S eng 1969/09/19 Science. 1969 Sep 19; 165(3899):1266-9. doi: 10.1126/science.165.3899.1266"