Toxicity of lignans to symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants

F C Pagnocca; S B Ribeiro; V L Torkomian; M J Hebling; O C Bueno; O A Da Silva; J B Fernandes; P C Vieira; M F Da Silva; A G Ferreira

doi:10.1007/BF02266969

Toxicity of lignans to symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants

J Chem Ecol. 1996 Jul;22(7):1325-30. doi: 10.1007/BF02266969.

Authors

F C Pagnocca¹, S B Ribeiro, V L Torkomian, M J Hebling, O C Bueno, O A Da Silva, J B Fernandes, P C Vieira, M F Da Silva, A G Ferreira

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita UNESP, CP 199, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.

PMID: 24226088
DOI: 10.1007/BF02266969

Abstract

Lignans fromVirola sebifera Aubl.,Virola sp., andOtoba parvifolia (Mkfg.) A. Gentry (Myristicaceae) inhibited the in vitro growth of the fungus cultivated by leaf-cutting ants of the speciesAtta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). A comparison of activity among the lignans was obtained.