An hOR17-4 agonist
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Bourgeonal

Item No. 29965

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Technical Information
Formal Name
4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-benzenepropanal
CAS Number
18127-01-0
Molecular Formula
C13H18O
Formula Weight
190.3
Purity
≥95%
Formulation
An oil
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 15mg/mLDMSO: 10mg/mLEthanol: 30mg/mLEthanol:PBS (pH 7.2) (1:3): 0.25mg/mL
λmax
214 nm
SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=CC=C(CCC=O)C=C1
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C13H18O/c1-13(2,3)12-8-6-11(7-9-12)5-4-10-14/h6-10H,4-5H2,1-3H3
InChi Key
FZJUFJKVIYFBSY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Bourgeonal is an agonist of human testicular olfactory receptor hOR17-4.1 It increases cytosolic calcium levels in human spermatozoa when used at a concentration of 5 μM. Bourgeonal acts as a chemoattractant and increases swimming speed in sperm chemotaxis assays in a concentration-dependent manner.

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Spehr, M., Gisselmann, G., Poplawski, A., et al. Identification of a testicular odorant receptor mediating human sperm chemotaxis. Science 299(5615), 2054-2058 (2003).