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Farnesylamine from the Ant Monomorium fieldi Forel

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Jones, T.
Clark, D.
Heterick, Brian E.
Snelling, R.
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2003
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Jones, T.H. and Clark, D.A. and Heterick, B.E. and Snelling, R.R. 2003. Farnesylamine from the Ant Monomorium fieldi Forel. Journal of Natural Products. 66 (3): pp. 325-326.
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(2E)- and (2Z)-Farnesylamine were detected in the extracts of the myrmicine ant Monomorium fieldi Forel from Australia. Their structures were established by direct comparison with synthetic (2E)- and (2Z)-farnesylamine. This finding of a sesquiterpene is unique in a genus known to produce unbranched fatty acid derived alkaloids and amines. Additionally, while farnesylamine has not been reported from natural sources, the synthetic material has been shown to have a variety of biological activities.