Iridomyrmecin

Iridomyrmecin

Iridomyrmecin

Chemical compound

Iridomyrmecin is a defensive chemical, classified as an iridoid, isolated from ants of the genus Iridomyrmex.[1] It has also evolved into a sex pheromone in wasps such as Leptopilina,[2] with host species using the smell of iridomyrmecin as a way of detecting the presence of the parasitoid wasps.[3] Iridomyrmecin is also found in a variety of plants including Actinidia polygama.[4]

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  1. [1]
    Cavill GW, Ford DL, Locksley HD (1956). "The chemistry of ants. I. Terpenoid constituents of some Australian Iridomyrmex species". Australian Journal of Chemistry. 9 (2): 288–293. doi:10.1071/CH9560288.
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    Weiss I, Rössler T, Hofferberth J, Brummer M, Ruther J, Stökl J (2013-11-15). "A nonspecific defensive compound evolves into a competition avoidance cue and a female sex pheromone". Nature Communications. 4 (1): 2767. Bibcode:2013NatCo...4.2767W. doi:10.1038/ncomms3767. PMC 3868268. PMID 24231727.
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    Ebrahim SA, Dweck HK, Stökl J, Hofferberth JE, Trona F, Weniger K, et al. (December 2015). "Drosophila Avoids Parasitoids by Sensing Their Semiochemicals via a Dedicated Olfactory Circuit". PLOS Biology. 13 (12): e1002318. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002318. PMC 4687525. PMID 26674493.
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    Sakan T, Isoe S, Hyeon SB, Katsumura R, Maeda T, Wolinsky J, et al. (1965). "Exact nature of matatabilactone and the terpenes of Nepeta cataria". Tetrahedron Letters. 6 (46): 4097–4102. doi:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)99572-3.
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