title: [The track pheromone of the termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Sjöstedt)].
abstract: The trail pheromone of the African Termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus has been investigated. It consists of two active components: an unsaturated fatty alcohol probably in C14 and a corresponding esterified fraction. The interconversion of the two by acetylation-saponification has been demonstrated. However, it is not yet known whether the ester occurs naturally as an acetate or not. A carbonyl derivative, biologically inactive, has also been isolated; its reduction with NaBH4 leads to an active alcohol of same Rf value as the preceding one.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis; D005233:Fatty Alcohols / Q000032:analysis; D007313:Insecta / Q000378:metabolism; D010675:Pheromones / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004952:Esters; D005233:Fatty Alcohols; D010675:Pheromones
vernacular_title: Sur la phéromone de piste du termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus (Sjöstedt)