Tumour-promoting activity of fatty acid methyl esters in mice

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die Methylester der 12-Oxo-trans-10-octadecensäure und Hydroxyoctadecadiensäure (Produkte der Autoxidation ungesättigter Fettsäuren), sowie Methyloleat auf Mäusehaut appliziert und auf cancerogene Eigenschaften geprüft. Keiner der Ester wirkte als komplettes Carcinogen, hingegen zeigten alle Promotorwirkung. Am wirksamsten war Oxooctadecensäuremethylester, welches die Bildung von Hautpapillomen wie auch von Lymphomen förderte.

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This work wass upported by a grant from Miss Ane Martinussens Foundation, Aalborg.     

First identification of a trail pheromone of an army ant (Aenictus species)

Totally blind army ants carry out massive and highly organised foraging raids, apparently guided by chemical stimuli. Until now, this phenomenon has not been closely analysed. The existence of a trail pheromone in a postpygidial gland of anAenictus species has been demonstrated and the substances identified as methyl anthranilate and methyl nicotinate The pheromone consists of two parts: a primer effect, caused by methyl nicotinate, which prepares workers to follow trails, but is not itself followed, and a releaser effect, due to methyl anthranilate, which causes trail-following only in conjunction with the primer substance.