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(±)-Jasmonic Acid

Cayman Chemical Item Number 88300

(CAS 77026-92-7)

(±)-Jasmonic Acid (CAS 77026-92-7)

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Description

(±)-Jasmonic acid, derived from linoleic acid, is a plant growth regulator involved in the signaling mechanisms for a variety of conditions including plant defense, wound healing, tuberization, fruit ripening, and senescence.1,2,3

1 Hamberg, M., and Gardner, H.W. Oxylipin pathway to jasmonates: Biochemistry and biological significance. Biochim Biophys Acta 1165 1-18 (1992).

2 Creelman, R.A., and Mullet, J.E. Biosynthesis and action of jasmonates in plants. Annu Rev Plant Physiol Plant Mol Biol 48 355-381 (1997).

3 Mueller, M.J. Enzymes involved in jasmonic acid biosynthesis. Physiol Plant 100 653-663 (1997).

Formal Name 3-​oxo-​2R-​(2Z)2-​penten-​1R-​yl-​cyclopentaneacetic acid
CAS Number 77026-92-7
Molecular Formula C12H18O3
Formula Weight 210.3
Formulation A solution in ethanol
Purity ≥98% (sum of isomers)
Stability 1 year
Storage -20°C
Shipping Wet ice in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES
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CC/C=C\C[C@@H]​1[C@H]​(CCC1=O)​CC(=O)​O

Background Reading

Mueller, M.J. Enzymes involved in jasmonic acid biosynthesis. Physiol Plant 100 653-663 (1997).

Cohen, Z., Didi, S., and Heimer, Y.M. Overproduction of γ-linolenic and eicosapentaenoic acids by algae. Plant Physiol 98 569-572 (1992).

Hamberg, M., and Gardner, H.W. Oxylipin pathway to jasmonates: Biochemistry and biological significance. Biochim Biophys Acta 1165 1-18 (1992).

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