(+)-α-Pinene in the defensive secretion ofNasutitermes princeps (Isoptera, Termitidae)

1990

The frontal secretion ofNasutitermes princeps consists of 89% diterpenes and 11% monoterpenes. In the samples studied, (+)-α-pinene, whose optical purity reaches 99.5%, accounts for more than 80% of the monoterpenic content.