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Alkaloid from fire ant venom: identification and synthesis.
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An alkaloid, trans-2-methyl-6-n-undecylpiperidine (solenopsin A), has been isolated from the venom of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima and the structure has been confirmed by an unambiguous synthesis.Abstract:
An alkaloid, trans-2-methyl-6-n-undecylpiperidine (solenopsin A), has been isolated from the venom of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima. The structure has been confirmed by an unambiguous synthesis.read more
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Biology and Control of Imported Fire Ants
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Biochemistry of Insect Venoms
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The chemistry of fire ant venom
TL;DR: In this article, five alkaloids, three trans-2-methyl-6-alkylpiperidines, and two unsaturated analogues, have been identified in the venom of the red form of the fire ant, Solenopsis saevissima.
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Direct α-C–H bond functionalization of unprotected cyclic amines
TL;DR: An operationally simple hydride-transfer-based approach enables the introduction of α-substituents on unprotected amines for the α-functionalization of cyclic secondary amines.
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Chemical, insecticidal and antibiotic properties of fire ant venom.
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Skin responses to the sting of the imported fire ant (Solenopsis saevissima).
TL;DR: The fire ant causes destruction to crops and, according to Travis, 2 as many as 15% of the native fire ants of the South are destructive.
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Isolation of a Hemolytic Component of Fire Ant Venom
TL;DR: A crystalline hemolytic principle, shown to be a constituent of fire ant venom and having the properties of an amine, was isolated from crude extracts of whole ants.
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