title: New pyridine alkaloids from rove beetles of the genus Stenus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).
abstract: Three new pyridine alkaloids were detected in the pygidial glands of some Stenus species. The chemotaxonomic significance of the occurrence of these alkaloids and stenusine in different Stenus species is discussed. The antimicrobial properties of (Z)- and (E)-3-(2-methyl-1-butenyl)-pyridine and the deterrent activities of stenusine and norstenusine were investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Ecology II, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Inka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lusebrink
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dettner
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schierling
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Daolio
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Karlheinz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D011725:Pyridines