title: The biochemical composition of venom from the pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum L.).
abstract: The venom of the pavement ant, Tetramorium caespitum, is used for prey capture, defense and social communication. The venom is predominantly proteinaceous in nature and contains various free amino acids, predominantly aspartic and glutamic acid, as well as histamine. The activities of the enzymes phospholipase and hyaluronidase, which are believed to be present in all hymenopteran venoms could not be detected. The composition of Tetramorium caespitum venom is compared with other myrmicine venoms.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, U.K.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: von Sicard
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Candy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D000862:Ant Venoms / Q000032:analysis*; D001000:Ants / Q000032:analysis*; D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D002845:Chromatography; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D000862:Ant Venoms; D001180:Arthropod Venoms; D011506:Proteins; D006632:Histamine