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Title:		Biological Responses of Atta texana to Its Alarm Pheromone and the Enantiomer of the Pheromone
Author(s):		Riley RG; Silverstein RM; Moser JC;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1974
Volume:		183
Issue:		4126
Page Number:		760 - 762
DOI:		10.1126/science.183.4126.760
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		S-(+)-4-Methyl-3-heptanone is the principal alarm pheromone of Atta texana. The dextrorotatory form of the ketone has also been identified from Atta cephalotes. Both enantiomers have been synthesized in high optical purity; Atta texana is more responsive to the (+) enantiomer than to the (-) form. These results implicate a chiral receptor system
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINERiley, R G Silverstein, R M Moser, J C eng 1974/02/22 Science. 1974 Feb 22; 183(4126):760-2. doi: 10.1126/science.183.4126.760"