Pheromones and Semiochemicals of Parabuthus transvaalicus (Scorpiones: Buthidae), the Transvaalicus thicktail scorpion

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Semiochemicals of Parabuthus transvaalicus, the Transvaalicus thicktail scorpion

Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Buthidae
Subfamily:
Genus:	Parabuthus
Tribe:
Author:	Purcell

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Semiochemical(s):

Inceoglu B

2001

Eur. J. Biochem.

268:

5407

BTX

�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�

Johannesburg, South Africa

Chuang RSI

1998

Nat. Neurosci.

668

kurtoxin

�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

Reference(s):

Inceoglu, B., Lango, J., Wu, J., Hawkins, P., Southern, J., and Hammock, B.D. 2001. Isolation and characterization of a novel type of neurotoxic peptide from the venom of the South African scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus (Buthidae). Eur. J. Biochem. 268:5407-5413.

Chuang, R.S.-I., Jaffe, H., Cribbe, L., Perez-Reyes, E., and Swartz, K.J. 1998. Inhibition of T-type voltage-gated calcium channels by a new scorpion toxin. Nat. Neurosci. 1:668-674.

Citation: El-Sayed AM 2025. The Pherobase: Database of Pheromones and Semiochemicals. <http://www.pherobase.com>.
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