Table 1 Identification and relative distribution of the solenopsins purified from the venom of Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis saevissima.

From: Venom alkaloids against Chagas disease parasite: search for effective therapies

Alkaloid

Compound

Short name

M+ (m/z)a

Solenopsis invicta

Solenopsis saevissima

(I) Isosolenopsin A

cis-2-Me-6-undecyl piperidine

cis-C11

253

n.d.b

8%

(II) Solenopsin A

trans-2-Me-6-undecyl piperidine

trans-C11

253

2%

89%

(III) Dehydrosolenopsin B

trans-2-Me-6-tridecenyl piperidine

trans-C13:1

279

54%

1%

(IV) Solenopsin B

trans-2-Me-6-tridecyl piperidine

trans-C13

281

10%

1%

(V) Dehydrosolenopsin C

trans-2-Me-6-pentadecenyl piperidine

trans-C15:1

307

25%

n.d

(VI) Solenopsin C

trans-2-Me-6-pentadecyl piperidine

trans-C15

309

8%

n.d

  1. aMolecular ion (M+) identified by GC–MS.
  2. bn.d. = not detected.