Journal article
Lucibufagins: Defensive steroids from the fireflies Photinus ignitus and P. marginellus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, Vol.75(2), pp.905-908
02/1978
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.75.2.905
PMCID: PMC411366
PMID: 16592501
Abstract
Feeding tests with thrushes (
Hylocichla
spp.) led to the isolation of three novel steroid pyrones from fireflies (
Photinus ignitus
and
P. marginellus
) responsible, in part at least, for the unpalatability of these insects to the birds. The term
lucibufagin
is coined for these steroidal pyrones. The closest known relatives of lucibufagins are the familiar cardiotonic bufadienolides, found in certain toads and plants.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lucibufagins: Defensive steroids from the fireflies Photinus ignitus and P. marginellus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
- Creators
- Thomas Eisner - Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853David F Wiemer - Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853LeRoy W Haynes - Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853Jerrold Meinwald - Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, Vol.75(2), pp.905-908
- DOI
- 10.1073/pnas.75.2.905
- PMID
- 16592501
- PMCID
- PMC411366
- NLM abbreviation
- Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- eISSN
- 1091-6490
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/1978
- Academic Unit
- Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984216609002771
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