Bicyclogermacrene

Bicyclogermacrene is a sesquiterpene. Bicyclogermacrene can be extracted from Heracleum sprengelianum essential oil. Bicyclogermacrene has excellent mosquito larvicidal activity on A. subpictus, A. albopictus and C. tritaeniorhynchus larvae with negligible effects on non-target aquatic organisms[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[24703-35-3]

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Insecticide

Related Pathways

Others

Field of Research

Infection

Smiles

CC1([C@@]2([H])[C@]1([H])/C=C(CC/C=C(CC2)/C)/C)C

Molecular Formula

C15H24

Molecular Weight

204.35

References & Citations

[1]Govindarajan M, et al. Eco-friendly larvicides from Indian plants: Effectiveness of lavandulyl acetate and bicyclogermacrene on malaria, dengue and Japanese encephalitis mosquito vectors. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2016 Nov;133:395-402.|[2]Nishimura K, et al. A new sesquiterpene, bicyclogermacrene. Tetrahedron Letters, 1969, 10 (36) : 3097-3100.