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RESEARCH PRODUCT
New macrolactones from the defensive salivary secretion of soldiers of the african termite Pseudacanthotermes spiniger
Valérie PlasmanSophie ConnétableAlain RobertChristian BordereauDésiré DalozeJean Claude Braekmansubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationSalivary secretionChemistryOrganic ChemistryDrug DiscoverySecretionPseudacanthotermes spinigerPolysaccharideBiochemistryMicrobiologydescription
The salivary defensive secretion of large soldier termites of the species Pseudacanthotermes spiniger contains two novel macrocyclic lactones [22-keto-hexacosanolide (2) and 2-hydroxy-24-keto-octacosanolide (3)] together with the already known macrolactone hexacosanolide (1). In addition, the secretion contains important amounts of a polysaccharide based mainly upon β-glucopyranose, β-glucosamine and N-acetyl-β-glucosamine in equal amount.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-01 | Tetrahedron Letters |