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Biosynthesis of the Solenopsins, venom alkaloids of the fire ants

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  1. Laboratory of Bio-Organic Chemistry (CP 160/7), Faculty of Sciences, University of Brussels, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    S. Leclercq, J. C. Braekman & D. Daloze

  2. Laboratory of Animal and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Brussels, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

    J. M. Pasteels

  3. US Department of Agriculture, Laboratory of Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research, 32604, Gainesville, Florida, USA

    R. K. Van der Meer

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Leclercq, S., Braekman, J.C., Daloze, D. et al. Biosynthesis of the Solenopsins, venom alkaloids of the fire ants. Naturwissenschaften 83, 222–225 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01143328

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