Bombykol
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| IUPAC name
(10E,12Z)-hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol | |
| Identifiers | |
765-17-3  | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image Interactive image |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:41200 |
| ChemSpider | 392860 |
| PubChem | 445128 |
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| Properties | |
| C16H30O | |
| Molar mass | 238.42 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Bombykol is a pheromone released by the female silkworm moth to attract mates. Discovered by Adolf Butenandt in 1959, it was the first pheromone to be characterized chemically.[1] Minute quantities of this pheromone can be used per acre of land to confuse male insects about the location of their female partners, it can thus serve as a lure in traps to effectively remove insects without spraying crops with large amounts of pesticides. Butenandt named the substance after the moth's Latin name Bombyx mori.[2]
In vivo it appears that bombykol is the natural ligand for a pheromone binding protein, BmorPBP, which escorts the pheromone to the pheromone receptor.[3]
References
- ↑ Butenandt, A.; Beckamnn, R.; Hecker, E. (1961). "Über den Sexuallockstoff des Seidenspinners .1. Der biologische Test und die Isolierung des reinen Sexuallockstoffes Bombykol". Hoppe-Seylers Zeitschrift für Physiologische Chemie. 324: 71. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1961.324.1.71.
- ↑ "Molecule of the Week". American Chemical Society. 2004. Archived from the original on August 7, 2004. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ Leal, Walter S. (2005). "Pheromone Reception". In Schulz, Stefan. The Chemistry of Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals II. Springer. ISBN 9783540213086. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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