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Description

Ants: Insects of the family Formicidae, very common and widespread, probably the most successful of all the insect groups. All ants are social insects, and most colonies contain three castes, queens, males, and workers. Their habits are often very elaborate and a great many studies have been made of ant behavior. Ants produce a number of secretions that function in offense, defense, and communication. (From Borror, et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p676) [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID13152118
SCHEMBL ID591402
MeSH IDM0001520

Synonyms (17)

Synonym
1-naphthylamine-3,6,8-trisulfonic acid disodium salt hydrate
8-amino-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid disodium salt
QK41252500
niosh/qk4125250
1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonic acid, 8-amino-, disodium salt
SCHEMBL591402
sodium 8-amino-6-sulfonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
KHJANRFXWPPWEL-UHFFFAOYSA-L
8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid disodium salt
AKOS027320491
8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid disodium salt, bioreagent, suitable for fluorescence, >=90% (ce)
disodium8-amino-1,3,6-naphthalenetrisulfonate
disodium;8-amino-6-sulfonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonate
A870583
ants
AS-82863
disodium 8-amino-6-sulfonaphthalene-1,3-disulfonate

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

Formic acid was significantly less toxic than bifenthrin to red imported fire ants. With worker ants the toxic effects started with compound 5 and increased with the number of carbons in the side chain.

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" No adverse reactions occurred to skin testing with IFAV, but intradermal testing with higher concentrations of IFA WBE caused delayed large local reactions in 16 of 30 (53%) control subjects."( Safety and efficacy of fire ant venom in the diagnosis of fire ant allergy.
Crosby, BL; Hoffman, DR; Robinson, DA; Stafford, CT; Wise, SL, 1992
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" The LD50 was four-fold lower in concentration than melittin, a cytotoxic peptide found in honey bee venom."( Cytotoxicity of pilosulin 1, a peptide from the venom of the jumper ant Myrmecia pilosula.
Alewood, D; Alewood, P; Baldo, BA; Donovan, GR; King, MA; Sawyer, WH; Wu, QX, 1998
)
0.3
" With worker ants the toxic effects started with compound 5 and increased with the number of carbons in the side chain."( Toxicity of synthetic piperonyl compounds to leaf-cutting ants and their symbiotic fungus.
Bacci Júnior, M; Bueno, FC; Bueno, OC; Correa, AG; Crisóstomo, FR; da Silva, MF; Fernandes, JB; Hebling, MJ; Pagnocca, FC; Victor, SR; Vieira, PC, 2001
)
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"RIT with IFA WBE for IFA hypersensitivity is both safe and efficacious; the rate of mild systemic reactions is low."( Safety and efficacy of an imported fire ant rush immunotherapy protocol with and without prophylactic treatment.
Butler, WK; Freeman, TM; Hagan, LL; Napoli, DC; Tankersley, MS; Walker, RL, 2002
)
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"In a contact toxicity bioassay, 24 h LD50 values of formic acid for workers ranged from 124."( Toxicity of formic acid to red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren.
Chen, J; Feng, G; Rashid, T, 2012
)
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"When applied topically, formic acid was significantly less toxic than bifenthrin to red imported fire ants."( Toxicity of formic acid to red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren.
Chen, J; Feng, G; Rashid, T, 2012
)
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" Although the toxicity of seed oils against these ants has been poorly investigated, previous results revealed that seed oils exert considerable toxic activity against these insects."( Ricinus communis and Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae) seed oil toxicity against Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Alonso, EC; Santos, DY, 2013
)
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"Imidacloprid, one of the most commonly used insecticides, is highly toxic to bees and other beneficial insects."( Delayed and time-cumulative toxicity of imidacloprid in bees, ants and termites.
Decourtye, A; Desneux, N; Ramírez-Romero, R; Rondeau, G; Sánchez-Bayo, F; Tennekes, HA, 2014
)
0.4
" Furthermore, the success of toxic baits also depends upon attractiveness of bait carriers."( Food preference and foraging activity of ants: recommendations for field applications of low-toxicity baits.
Addison, P; Nyamukondiwa, C, 2014
)
0.4
" Chemical treatment is the main strategy of RIFA management, which also is potentially toxic to the environment."( Fumigant Toxicity and Repellence Activity of Camphor Essential Oil from Cinnamonum camphora Siebold Against Solenopsis invicta Workers (Hymenoptera:Formicidae).
Cheng, DM; Fu, JT; Li, WS; Tang, L; Wang, K; Zhang, ZX, 2015
)
0.42
" Compound 1 presented higher toxicity (median lethal dose LD50 = 15."( Toxicity to Diaphania hyalinata, selectivity to non-target species and phytotoxicity of furanones and phthalide analogues.
Alvarenga, ES; Campos, JN; de Araújo, TA; Pincanço, MC; Resende, GC, 2016
)
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"Rush immunotherapy with ant in children is safe and it has a low occurrence of severe systemic reactions."( Safety and efficacy of ant rush immunotherapy in children.
Benjaponpitak, S; Jotikasthira, W; Kamchaisatian, W; Manuyakorn, W; Sasisakulporn, C, 2017
)
0.46
" Previous studies have shown that rush immunotherapy (RIT) is safe and efficacious."( Safety of Repeated Imported Fire Ant Ultra-Rush Protocols.
Adams, KE; Johnson, KS, 2019
)
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"6 µg/g was the most toxic natural compound followed by 1-octanol (LC50 = 486."( Toxicity and Repellency of Magnolia grandiflora Seed Essential Oil and Selected Pure Compounds Against the Workers of Hybrid Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Ali, A; Chen, J; Khan, IA, 2022
)
0.72

Compound-Compound Interactions

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" Then, a specially designed two-leg ant colony optimization technique, combined with Otsu thresholding and Sobel edge detector, was proposed as a novel segmentation method to extract the media-adventitia (MA) and the lumen-intima (LI) boundaries."( Ultrasound intima-media thickness measurement of the carotid artery using ant colony optimization combined with a curvelet-based orientation-selective filter.
Chen, H; Fang, J; Li, H; Ma, R; Xi, S; Zhang, J; Zhang, S, 2016
)
0.43

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Leukocyte histamine release demonstrated a dose-response release of histamine with both IFAV and SIWBEa preparations."( In vivo and in vitro comparison of fire ant venom and fire ant whole body extract.
Boswell, RN; Jacobs, RL; Strom, GB, 1983
)
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" The percentage of metacercariae which became established as worms was higher in the animals dosed with 1000 metacercariae (21."( Relationship between egg output and parasitic burden in lambs experimentally infected with different doses of Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Digenea).
Campo, R; González-Lanza, C; Manga-González, MY, 2000
)
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" Quantitative dose-response relations were found between the increase in nectar production and both the intensity of leaf damage and the amounts of exogenously applied JA."( Extrafloral nectar production of the ant-associated plant, Macaranga tanarius, is an induced, indirect, defensive response elicited by jasmonic acid.
Boland, W; Fiala, B; Heil, M; Hilpert, A; Koch, T; Linsenmair, K, 2001
)
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"5 mL of a 1:200 (wt/vol) dilution, although most prescriptions used a maintenance dose consistent with recommended dosing in the Stinging Insect Practice Parameters."( Imported fire ant immunotherapy prescribing patterns in a large health care system during a 17-year period.
Haymore, BR; McCoy, RL; Nelson, MR, 2009
)
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" Understanding this parameter helps to determine how a drug substance will behave when processed or when dosed in vivo."( Rank-based ant system method for non-linear QSPR analysis: QSPR studies of the solubility parameter.
Bagheri, M; Golbraikh, A, 2012
)
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" Black-legged tick nymphs exhibited dosage-dependent mortality when exposed to cedrol and at the highest dosage (i."( Bioactivity of cedarwood oil and cedrol against arthropod pests.
Behle, RW; Eller, FJ; Flor-Weiler, LB; Palmquist, DE; Vander Meer, RK, 2014
)
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" If so, dosage and concentration of fipronil may need to be adjusted for effective eradication of each supercolony."( Different acute toxicity of fipronil baits on invasive Linepithema humile supercolonies and some non-target ground arthropods.
Goka, K; Hayasaka, D; Inoue, MN; Ishida, T; Kuwayama, N; Mano, H; Nagai, T; Sánchez-Bayo, F; Sawahata, T; Takeo, A, 2015
)
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" We found that three dosage treatments of ZGNKY-5 strain (500 mL, 750 mL, and 1,000 mL per nest) had significant control effects."( Evaluation of a New Entomopathogenic Strain of Beauveria bassiana and a New Field Delivery Method against Solenopsis invicta.
Chen, D; Dai, J; Guo, Q; Han, S; Jiang, L; Li, J; Li, Z; Lin, M; Ye, J, 2016
)
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" We find strong signatures of gene degeneration and gene-specific dosage compensation."( Genomic architecture and evolutionary antagonism drive allelic expression bias in the social supergene of red fire ants.
Martinez-Ruiz, C; Nichols, RA; Paris, CI; Pracana, R; Stolle, E; Wurm, Y, 2020
)
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" We used high-throughput behavioral assays to study worker acceptance of paper dummies dosed with fractions of extracts of polygyne queens, or blends of synthetic counterparts of queen cuticular compounds."( Characterization of Queen Supergene Pheromone in the Red Imported Fire Ant Using Worker Discrimination Assays.
Chen, L; Keller, L; Millar, JG; Ross, KG; Zeng, H, 2022
)
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"For high responders with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), there is no clear recommendation for the initial follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) dosage to ensure an optimal number of retrieved oocytes and avoid ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)."( Dose Nomogram of Individualization of the Initial Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Dosage for Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Undergoing IVF/ICSI with the GnRH-Ant Protocol: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Long, X; Qi, X; Qiao, J; Si, M; Tian, T; Yang, C; Zhen, X, 2023
)
0.91
" We developed a nomogram based on BMI, basal FSH, basal luteinizing hormone (bLH), anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), and antral follicle count (AFC) to calculate the ideal initial FSH dosage for patients with PCOS undergoing IVF/ICSI using the GnRH-ant protocol."( Dose Nomogram of Individualization of the Initial Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Dosage for Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Undergoing IVF/ICSI with the GnRH-Ant Protocol: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Long, X; Qi, X; Qiao, J; Si, M; Tian, T; Yang, C; Zhen, X, 2023
)
0.91
"We clearly demonstrated that the initial FSH dosage for patients with PCOS undergoing IVF/ICSI with the GnRH-ant protocol may be calculated on the basis of the woman's BMI and ovarian reserve markers."( Dose Nomogram of Individualization of the Initial Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Dosage for Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Undergoing IVF/ICSI with the GnRH-Ant Protocol: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Long, X; Qi, X; Qiao, J; Si, M; Tian, T; Yang, C; Zhen, X, 2023
)
0.91
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (6,822)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990572 (8.38)18.7374
1990's197 (2.89)18.2507
2000's1700 (24.92)29.6817
2010's3158 (46.29)24.3611
2020's1195 (17.52)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials11 (0.16%)5.53%
Reviews339 (4.79%)6.00%
Case Studies119 (1.68%)4.05%
Observational3 (0.04%)0.25%
Other6,598 (93.32%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]