Title
Lignoceric acid and hexacosanoic acid: Major components of soldier frontal gland secretions of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Abstract
Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed on trimethylsilyl derivatives of soldier frontal gland secretions of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Ranges of 17.23-33.78 mg/g (acid/wet weight of secretion) of lignoceric acid and 5.39-7.67 mg/g of hexacosanoic acid were found in the soldier frontal gland secretion of three different colonies. This is the first report that organic acids occur in the soldier secretions of this species.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Chemical Ecology
First Page
817
Last Page
824
Recommended Citation
Chen, J., Henderson, G., & Laine, R. (1999). Lignoceric acid and hexacosanoic acid: Major components of soldier frontal gland secretions of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 25 (4), 817-824. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020844817492