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Lignans fromVirola sebifera Aubl.,Virola sp., andOtoba parvifolia (Mkfg.) A. Gentry (Myristicaceae) inhibited the in vitro growth of the fungus cultivated by leaf-cutting ants of the speciesAtta sexdens rubropilosa Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). A comparison of activity among the lignans was obtained.
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Pagnocca, F.C., Ribeiro, S.B., Torkomian, V.L.V. et al. Toxicity of lignans to symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants. J Chem Ecol 22, 1325–1330 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02266969
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