| Description | Bombykol (Isobombycol) is an insect sex pheromone that is produced as a sex attractant for the females of Bombyx mori. |
| Synonyms | Hexadeca-10E,12Z-dien-1-ol, 蚕蛾醇, (10E,12Z)-hexadeca-10,12-dien-1-ol, 10E,12Z-hexadecadien-1-ol, Isobombycol |
| molecular weight | 238.41 |
| Molecular formula | C16H30O |
| CAS | 765-17-3 |
| Storage | store at low temperature | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | DMSO: 90 mg/mL (377.5 mM), Sonication is recommended. |
| References | 1. Yasumasa KUWAHARA, et al. Flight Time of Bombyx mandarina Males to a Pheromone Trap Baited with Bombykol. J-STAGE home/Applied Entomology and Zoology/Volume 19 (1984) Issue 3. 2. Yasumasa KUWAHARA, et al. Evaluation of Bombykol as the Sex Pheromone of Bombyx mandarina(Lepidoptera : Bombycidae). J-STAGE home/Applied Entomology and Zoology/Volume 19 (1984) Issue 2. 3. Matsumoto S, et al. Molecular mechanisms underlying sex pheromone production in the silkmoth, Bombyx mori: characterization of the molecular components involved in bombykol biosynthesis. J Insect Physiol. 2007 Aug;53(8):752-9. |