title: Isobutyric acid from the Brindley's glands of Triatoma lecticularia.
abstract: The contents of the Brindley's gland of Triatoma lecticularia (Stål) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) have been identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as isobutyric acid. This compound is found in similar secretions from certain other members of the Triatominae, and is suggested to play a role as a defensive pheromone and for intraspecies communication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Seigler
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lampman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002087:Butyrates / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D058610:Isobutyrates; D010675:Pheromones; D012543:Scent Glands / Q000737:chemistry*; D014225:Triatominae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D058610:Isobutyrates; D010675:Pheromones; C020380:isobutyric acid