Iridoids of plants of the genusGentiana from the family Gentianaceae

Bakuridze, A; Даргаева, Т. Д.; Николаева, Г. Г.; Patudin, A. V.; Brutko, L. I.

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“…The pygidial gland produces compounds shown here. Iridomyrmecin has been shown to have antibiotic activity (Pavan 1949) and the other compounds by analogy are likely to also have antibiotic activity (Bakuridze et al 1987;Premkumar and Govindarajan 2005) evolved with all the pressures of the unique, dynamic soil, wood, or arboreal environment encountered by each species. These pressures have led to multiple exocrine gland semiochemical sources that can have multiple contextual functions.…”

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“…The pygidial glands of L. humile contain iridomyrmecin and dolichodial (Cavill et al 1976); the former was demonstrated to be a strong insecticide and have antibiotic activity (Pavan 1949). The antibiotic activity of iridoids from plants have been shown to have a broad activity spectrum (Bakuridze et al 1987). In addition, the Argentine ant produces a number of pyrazines in the Dufour's glands (see Fig.…”

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Ant Interactions with Soil Organisms and Associated Semiochemicals

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2012

J Chem Ecol

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This review focuses on the semiochemical interactions between ants and their soil environment. Ants occupy virtually every ecological niche and have evolved mechanisms to not just cope with, but also manipulate soil organisms. The metapleural gland, specific to ants was thought to be the major source of semiochemical antimicrobial compounds targeting general or specific deleterious microbes. The extremely diverse variety of semiochemicals and their sources with antimicrobial activity or potential activity is highlighted. The leaf-cutting ants and fire ant provide the most researched species, in part because they cause significant economic damage. The leaf-cutting ant is particularly interesting because researchers have uncovered unexpected interactions between leaf-cutting ant fungal farm, parasitic fungi, bacteria, yeasts, and ant defensive semiochemicals. These complex relationships highlight the multidimensional aspects of ants and the soil environment in which they live.

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