Juvenile hormone III

• CAT Number: R055038
• CAS Number: 24198-95-6
• Molecular Formula: C16H26O3
• Molecular Weight: 266.381
• Purity: 95%
• Storage: -20°C
• Related CAS: 5299-11-6
• IUPAC Name: methyl (2E,6E)-9-(3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl)-3,7-dimethylnona-2,6-dienoate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C16H26O3/c1-12(9-10-14-16(3,4)19-14)7-6-8-13(2)11-15(17)18-5/h7,11,14H,6,8-10H2,1-5H3/b12-7+,13-11+
• InChIKey: QVJMXSGZTCGLHZ-ZPLWXOMKSA-N
• SMILES: CC(=CCCC(=CC(=O)OC)C)CCC1C(O1)(C)C

Juvenile hormone III(cas 24198-95-6) is an acyclic sesquiterpenoid that regulates diverse processes in insects, including adult transition of larvae and oogenesis in adult females. 

 

Reference

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