Farnesyl acetate

Farnesyl acetate is a sesquiterpene isolated from the leaves of Amomum gagnepainii. Farnesyl acetate has significant toxicity against red palm weevil larvae with a LD50 of 7867 ppm[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[29548-30-9]

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H317

Target

DNA/RNA Synthesis; Parasite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Anti-infection; Cell Cycle/DNA Damage

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/farnesyl-acetate.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

C/C(C)=C\CC/C(C)=C/CC/C(C)=C/COC(C)=O

Molecular Formula

C17H28O2

Molecular Weight

264.40

Precautions

P261-P272-P280-P302+P352-P362+P364-P501

References & Citations

[1]Guo D, et al. Biosynthesis of advanced biofuel farnesyl acetate using engineered Escherichia coli. Bioresour Technol. 2018 Dec;269:577-580.|[2]Hussain A, et al. Lethality of Sesquiterpenes Reprogramming Red Palm Weevil Detoxification Mechanism for Natural Novel Biopesticide Development. Molecules. 2019 Apr 26;24 (9) .|[3]Meigs TE, et al. Farnesyl acetate, a derivative of an isoprenoid of the mevalonate pathway, inhibits DNA replication in hamster and human cells. Exp Cell Res. 1995 Aug;219 (2) :461-70.