9(Z)-Pentacosene
Catalogue number:
CAY9002807-10 mg
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Size:
10 mg
Product is available in:
This product is for research use only and is not for human consumption or therapeutic use.
CAS Number:
51865-00-0
Purity:
≥95%
Formulation:
A 10 mg/ml solution in hexane
Molecular Formula:
C25H50
Molecular Weight:
350.6645
Alternative Names:
9z-penta
Product Description:
A cuticular hydrocarbon and insect sex hormone; found in the cuticle of female F. canicularis flies and is an attractant to males in a trap assay; a contact sex hormone in scarab beetles and locust borers that is more abundant in females than males; elicits arrestment, alignment, and mounting by males of both species in mating assays, but only elicits copulation by the locust borer; produced by the orchid O. exaltata and by C. cunicularius, a pollinator of O. exaltata
