Farnesylamine from the ant Monomorium fieldi Forel.
(2E)- and (2Z)-Farnesylamine were detected in the extracts of the myrmicine ant Monomorium fieldi Forel from Australia. Their structures were established by direct comparison with synthetic (2E)- and (2Z)-farnesylamine. This finding of a sesquiterpene is unique in a genus known to produce unbranched fatty acid derived alkaloids and amines. Additionally, while farnesylamine has not been reported from natural sources, the synthetic material has been shown to have a variety of biological activities.
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Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA. jonesth@mail.vmi.edu
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D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000737:chemistry*; D001315:Australia; D005204:Farnesol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D000470:Alkaloids; D000588:Amines; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D005204:Farnesol; C085171:farnesylamine