Alkaloid from fire ant venom: identification and synthesis

  • Science. 1970 May 15;168(3933):840-1. doi: 10.1126/science.168.3933.840.
J G Macconnell ,  M S Blum ,  H M Fales
PMID: 17768919 DOI: 10.1126/science.168.3933.840
Abstract

An alkaloid, trans-2-methyl-6-n-undecylpiperidine (solenopsin A), has been isolated from the venom of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima. The structure has been confirmed by an unambiguous synthesis.

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