Petromyzonol, CAS 28979-29-5

Formulation: A crystalline solid

Formal Name: 3α,7α,12α,24-tetrahydroxy-5α-cholane

Purity: ≥98%

Formula Markup: C24H42O4

Formula Weight: 394,6

Shelf life (days): 1460

CAS Number: 28979-29-5

Notes: Petromyzonol is a tetrahydroxy stearol which serves as the primary spawning pheromone in adult sea lamprey. It is produced in the bile of sea lamprey larvae from the bile acid precursor allocholic acid. While the adult sea lamprey is relatively insensitive to petromyzonol itself, the C-24 sulfate ester (petromyzonol sulfate) is a pheromone and a spawning chemoattractant which can be detected at very low concentrations by lamprey olfactory chemoreceptors. Petromyzonol, petromyzonol sulfate, and allocholic acid are all found in water samples from fresh water streams bearing larval lamprey populations.{7478}

• SKU: CAY98250-10
• Manufacturer: Cayman Chemical
• Manufacturer SKU: 98250-10
• Green Labware: No
• Package Unit: 10 mg
• Quantity Unit: STK