Toxicity of sesame seed to leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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2005-03-04
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Morini, M. S C
Bueno, O. C. [UNESP]
Bueno, F. C. [UNESP]
Leite, A. C.
Hebling, M. J A [UNESP]
Pagnocca, F. C. [UNESP]
Fernandes, J. B.
Vieira, P. C.
Silva, M. F G F
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Extracts of the ripe seeds of the sesame plant (Sesamum indicum, Linnaeus) were tested through contact experiments to investigate their toxicity to Atta sexdens rubropilosa workers. Dichloromethane extract of seeds was toxic to the ants and the factor responsible for this effect was distributed through the ethyl acetate fraction. This fraction was divided into four sub fractions composed of: A) triglycerides, B) monoglycerides + diglycerides + triglycerides, C) diglycerides + sesamoline + sesamine and D) sesamine. However, when these sub fractions were separated, no toxicity was observed. Therefore, in order to determine why the activity was lost, the concentration of each sub fraction was duplicated, and the possible combinations among them were also tested. We concluded that the toxicity to the ants is due mainly to a mixture of triglycerides, and sesamoline or the combination of sesamoline + sesamine can be a synergistic factor in this fraction.
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Leaf-cutting ant, Ripe sesame seeds, Sesamine, Sesamoline, Triglycerides, Atta, Atta sexdens rubropilosa, Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Sesamum indicum
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Sociobiology, v. 45, n. 1, p. 195-204, 2005.