Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Androctonus australis hector (Scorpiones: Buthidae), the Black clawed yellow fattail scorpion

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Semiochemicals of Androctonus australis hector, the Black clawed yellow fattail scorpion

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Subfamily:	Buthinae
Genus:	Androctonus
Tribe:
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Semiochemical(s):

Srairi-Abid N

2000

Eur. J. Biochem.

267:

5614

AahTL1

�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�

Beni Khedach, Medenine, Tunisia

AahTL3

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Blanc E

1997

Eur. J. Biochem.

247:

1181

AaHSTR1

�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�

France

Nakagawa Y

1997

Eur. J. Biochem.

246:

496

AaHIT5

�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

Laraba-Djebari F

1994

J. Biol. Chem.

269:

32835

KTx1

�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�

Chellala, Algeria

KTx2

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Mansuelle P

1992

Nat. Toxins

AaHIV

�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�

France

Loret EP

1991

Biochem.

30:

633

AaHIT4

�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�

Tozeur, Tunisia

Loret EP

1990

Biochem.

29:

1492

AaHIT1

�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�

Tozeur, Tunisia

AaHIT2

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Bougis PE

1989

J. Biol. Chem.

264:

19259

AaHIT3

�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�

Beni Khedach, Medenine, Tunisia

Martin MF

1986

Toxicon

24:

1131

AaHIV

�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�

Tozeur, Tunisia

Martin MF

1984b

Toxicon

22:

695

AaHI''

�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�

Chellala, Algeria

Darbon H

1982

Int. J. Pept. Protein Res.

20:

320

AaHIT

�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�

Jerusalem, Israel

Miranda F

1970a

Eur. J. Biochem.

16:

514

toxin I

�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�

Chellala, Algeria

toxin II

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

toxin III

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

toxin I'

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Rochat H

1970

FEBS Lett.

10:

359

AaHI'

�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�

Chellala, Algeria

AaHI

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

AaHII

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

AaHIII

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Rochat C

1967

Biochem.

578

toxin I

�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�

Tozeur, Tunisia

toxin II

�Relative ratio of the component�

�(*) indicates that compound is active�

�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�

Reference(s):

Srairi-Abid, N., Mansuelle, P., Mejri, T., Karoui, H., Rochat, H., Sampieri, F., and ElAyeb, M. 2000. Purification, characterization and molecular modelling of two toxin like proteins from the Androctonus australis Hector venom. Eur. J. Biochem. 267:5614-5620.

Blanc, E., Hassani, U., Meunier, S., Mansuelle, P., Sampieri, F., Rochat, H., and Darbon, H. 1997. 1H-NMR derived secondary structure and overall fold of a natural anatoxin from the scorpion Androctonus australis hector. Eur. J. Biochem. 247:1181-1126.

Nakagawa, Y., Lee, Y.M., Lehmberg, E., Herrmann, R., Moskowitz, H., Jones, A.D., and Hammock, B.D. 1997. Anti-insect toxin (AaIT5) from Androctonus australis. Eur. J. Biochem. 246:496-501.

Laraba-Djebari, F., Legros, C., Crest, M., Ceard, B., Romi, R., Mansuelle, P., Jacquet, G., van Rietschoten, J., Gola, M., Rochat, H., Bougis, P.E., and Martin-Eauclaire, M.F. 1994. The kaliotoxin family enlarged. Purification, characterization, and precursor nucleotide sequence of KTX2 from Androctonus australis venom. J. Biol. Chem. 269:32835-32843.

Mansuelle, P., Martin, M.F., Rochat, H., and Granier, C. 1992. The amino acid sequence of toxin IV Androctonus australis scorpion: different effects of natural mutations in scorpion a-toxins on their antigenic and toxic properties. Nat. Toxins. 1:61-69.

Loret, E.P., Martin-Eauclaire, M.F., Mansuelle, P., Sampieri, F., Granier, C., and Rochat, H. 1991. An anti-insect toxin purified from the scorpion Androctonus australis Hector also acts on the a and b sites of the mammalian sodium channel: sequence and circular dichroism study. Biochem. 30:633-640.

Loret, E.P., Mansuelle, P., Rochat, H., and Granier, C. 1990. Neurotoxins active on insects: amino acid sequences, chemical modifications and secondary structure estimation by circular dichroism of toxins from the scorpion Androctonus australis hector. Biochem. 29:1492-1501.

Bougis, P.E., Rochat, H., and Smith, L.A. 1989. Precursors of Androctonus australis scorpion neurotoxins. J. Biol. Chem. 264:19259-19265.

Martin, M.F., and Rochat, H. 1986. Large scale purification of toxins from the venom of the scorpion Androctonus australis hector. Toxicon. 24:1131-1139.

Martin, M.F., and Rochat, H. 1984b. Purification and amino acid sequence of toxin I'' from the venom of the North African scorpion Androctonus australis hector. Toxicon. 22:695-703.

Darbon, H., Zlotkin, E., Kopeyan, C., van Rietschoten, J., and Rochat, H. 1982. Covalent structure of the insect toxin of the North African scorpion Androctonus australis hector. Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 20:320-330.

Miranda, F., Kopeyan, C., Rochat, H., Rochat, C., and Lissitzky, S. 1970a. Purification of animal neurotoxins. Isolation and characterization of eleven neurotoxins from the venom of the scorpions Androctonus australis Hector, Buthus occitanus tunetanus and Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus. Eur. J. Biochem. 16:514-523.

Rochat, H., Rochat, C., Kopeyan, C., Miranda, F., Lissitzky, S., and Edman, P. 1970. Scorpion neurotoxins: a family of homologous proteins. FEBS Lett. 10:359-351.

Rochat, C., Rochat, H., Miranda, F., and Lissitzky, S. 1967. Purification and some properties of the neurotoxins of Androctonus australis Hector. Biochem. 6:578-585.

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