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| Author(s): |
Felipe Christoff Wouters
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Química |
| Defense date: | 2011-12-16 |
| Examining board members: |
Anita Jocelyne Marsaioli;
José Roberto Trigo;
Paulo Cesar Muniz de Lacerda Miranda
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| Advisor: | Anita Jocelyne Marsaioli |
| Abstract | |
This work consists on the study of defensive secretions from 18 harvestmen species belonging to the family Gonyleptidae. The chemical composition of these secretions was investigated by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The identified compounds can be divided in three main classes: ketones, quinones and phenols. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) analyses of secretions from three species (Gonyleptes saprophilus, Magnispina neptunus and Progonyleptoidellus striatus) allowed the characterization of five compounds: 4-methylhex-1-en-3-one, 2-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, 2-ethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, 2,5-dimethylphenol, and 2,3,6-trimethylphenol. Two vinyl ketones found in the studied secretions were synthesized: 4-methylhex-1-en-3-one and 5-methylhex-1-en-3-one. These ketones were characterized and their presence in secretions of six species was confirmed. The other compounds had their structures suggested based on mass spectrometry data and/or GC-MS coinjection with standart samples. Moreover, inhibitory activity assays against microorganisms were performed with synthetic standarts of compounds found in the secretions, representatives of the three identified chemical classes (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/04426-4 - Aspects of chemical ecology of Arachnids (Spiders and Harvestmen) |
| Grantee: | Felipe Christoff Wouters |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |