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(Z)-9-Hexadecenal (I), 13-(1-methylpropyl)tridecanolide (II), and (Z)-10-nonadecene-2-one (IV) have been characterized from a lipid fraction of the total extract ofI. humilis. Glycerides of normal fatty acids constitute the bulk of the lipid fraction. Compound I, a general aggregation factor ofI. humilis, is a constituent of the ventral gland secretion. Actinidine has been characterized from the pyrazine-containing fraction of the total extract.
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Cavill, G.W.K., Davies, N.W. & McDonald, F.J. Characterization of aggregation factors and associated compounds from the argentine ant,Iridomyrmex humilis . J Chem Ecol 6, 371–384 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01402915
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