Pheromones and Semiochemicals of genus, Conus (Neogastropoda: Conidae)

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Semiochemicals of Genus Conus

Phylum:	Mollusca
Subphylum:	Conchifera
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:
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Semiochemical(s):

Conus ebraeus Linnaeus

Aknin M

1998c

J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc.

75:

1679

5a8a-epidioxycholest-6-en-3b-ol

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Dzaoudzi Beach, Mayotte, Comoro Island

Conus eburneus Brugui�re

Kobayashi J

1982

Life Sci.

31:

1085

eburnetoxin

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Okinawa, Japan

Conus leopardus R�ding

Aknin M

1998c

J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc.

75:

1679

5a8a-epidioxycholest-6-en-3b-ol

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Dzaoudzi Beach, Mayotte, Comoro Island

Conus magus Linnaeus

Olivera BM

1985

Science

230:

1338

ziconotide

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

USA

Conus purpurascens Sowerby

Terlau H

1996

Nature

381:

148

kappa-conotoxin PVIIA

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

USA

Conus tessulatus Born

Aknin M

1998c

J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc.

75:

1679

5a8a-epidioxycholest-6-en-3b-ol

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Dzaoudzi Beach, Mayotte, Comoro Island

Conus textile Linnaeus

Milne TJ

2003

J. Biol. Chem.

278:

31105

Tex31

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

P �Category of the chemical signal

A -	Attractant
Al -	Allomone
K -	Kairomone
P -	Pheromone
Sy -	Synomone�

�Source of the chemical signal

F -	Female
H -	Host (could be of plant or animal origin)
L -	Lure
M -	Male
M&F -	Male and Female
S -	Solider
Q -	Queen
W -	Worker�

�Amount

pg -	Picogram
ng -	Nanogram
�g -	Microgram
mg -	Milligram
g -	Gram�

Australia

Reference(s):

Milne, T.J., Abbenante, G., Tyndall, J.D.A., Halliday, J., and Lewis, R.J. 2003. Isolation and characterization of a cone snail protease with homology to CRISP proteins of the pathogenesis-related protein superfamily. J. Biol. Chem. 278:31105-31110.

Aknin, M., Viracaoundin, I., Faure,, R., and Gaydou, E.M. 1998c. 5a,8a-Epidioxycholest-6-en-3-�-ol from three cone snails of the Indian ocean. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 75:1679-1681.

Terlau, H., Shon, Grilley, K.J., Stocker, M.M., St�hmer, W., and Olivera, B.M. 1996. Strategy for rapid immobilization of prey by a fish-hunting marine snail. Nature. 381:148-151.

Olivera, B.M., Gray, W.R., Zeikus, R., McIntosh, J.M., Varga, J., Rivier, J., de Santos, V., and Cruz, L.J. 1985. Peptide neurotoxins from fish-hunting cone snails. Science. 230:1338-1343.

Kobayashi, J., Nakamura, H., Hirata, Y., and Ohizumi, Y. 1982. Isolation of eburnetoxin, a vasoactive substance from the Conus eburneus venom. Life Sci. 31:1085-1091.

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