- Bombykol
Drugbox
IUPAC_name = "(10E,12Z)-hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol"
CAS_number = 765-17-3
PubChem = 445128
C=16 | H=30 | O=1
molecular_weight = 238.41Bombykol is a
pheromone released by the femalesilkworm moth to attract mates. Discovered byAdolf Butenandt in1959 , it was the first pheromone to be characterized chemically. Minute quantities of this pherormone can be used per acre of land to confuse male insects about the location of their female partners, can thus serve as lures in trap to effectively remove insects without spraying crops with large amount of chemicals. Butenandt named the substance after the moth's latin name "Bombyx mori."References
* cite journal|title= Über den Sexuallockstoff des Seidenspinners .1. Der biologische Test und die Isolierung des reinen Sexuallockstoffes Bombykol |author= BUTENANDT.A, BECKMANN R, HECKER E
journal= HOPPE-SEYLERS ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIOLOGISCHE CHEMIE| volume= 324| pages= 71| year=1961External links
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