Bombykol
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| E number | {{#property:P628}} |
| ECHA InfoCard | {{#property:P2566}}Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 36: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C16H30O |
| Molar mass | 238.42 g·mol−1 |
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. 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.[1]
References
- BUTENANDT.A, BECKMANN R, HECKER E (1961). "ÜBER DEN SEXUALLOCKSTOFF DES SEIDENSPINNERS .1. DER BIOLOGISCHE TEST UND DIE ISOLIERUNG DES REINEN SEXUALLOCKSTOFFES BOMBYKOL". HOPPE-SEYLERS ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIOLOGISCHE CHEMIE. 324: 71.
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