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Identification of an acyclic diterpene alcohol in the defense secretion of soldiers ofReticulitermes lucifugus

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The defense secretion of soldiers ofReticulitermes lucifugus has been shown to contain, predominantly, (R)-(−)-(E,E)-geranyllinalool together with germacrene A and β-farnesene.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, The University, SO9 5NH, Southampton, England

    R. Baker, A. H. Parton & P. E. Howse

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This report covers part of a collaborative study with J.-L. Clément, Lab. d'Evolution, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, to whom we are grateful for supplies of material and discussions. We also thank Dr O.T. Jones for collections ofReticulitermes lucifugus.

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Baker, R., Parton, A.H. & Howse, P.E. Identification of an acyclic diterpene alcohol in the defense secretion of soldiers ofReticulitermes lucifugus. Experientia 38, 297–298 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01949350

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