| Title: | Investigation by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of trail pheromones in ants |
| Author(s): | Tullio AD; Angelis FD; Reale S; Grasso DA; Visicchio R; Castracani C; Mori A; Moli FL; |
| Address: | "Dipartimento di Chimica, Ingegneria Chimica e Materiali, Universita dell'Aquila, Coppito, I-67010 L'Aquila, Italy" |
| Journal Title: | Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0951-4198 (Print) 0951-4198 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The Dufour's gland content of workers of two ant species of the genus Messor has been analyzed by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The structures of the compounds in the pheromonal mixtures have been determined. In both cases only one intact gland, inserted in a properly dimensioned capillary vial, is sufficient to produce a clean and fully interpretable GC/MS profile. It is worth noting that, for the first time in Messor ants, farnesol has been detected as a minor component of glandular secretion in Messor capitatus" |
| Keywords: | Animals Ants/anatomy & histology/*chemistry/classification Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/*methods Pheromones/*analysis/*isolation & purification Sensitivity and Specificity; |
| Notes: | "MedlineTullio, Alessandra Di Angelis, Francesco De Reale, Samantha Grasso, Donato A Visicchio, Roberto Castracani, Cristina Mori, Alessandra Moli, Francesco Le eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2003/09/05 Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2003; 17(18):2071-4. doi: 10.1002/rcm.1153" |
