title: Farnesylamine from the ant Monomorium fieldi Forel.
abstract: (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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA. jonesth@mail.vmi.edu
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Heterick
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Snelling
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000588:Amines; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D005204:Farnesol; C085171:farnesylamine