Male pheromone in Drosophila
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7(Z)-Tricosene

Item No. 9000313

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Technical Information
Formal Name
7Z-tricosene
CAS Number
52078-42-9
Molecular Formula
C23H46
Formula Weight
322.6
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A 10 mg/ml solution in hexane
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Acetone: 10 mg/mlDMF: 20 mg/mlDMSO: 20 mg/mlEthanol: 20 mg/ml
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCC
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C23H46/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h13,15H,3-12,14,16-23H2,1-2H3/b15-13-
InChi Key
IRYCVIRCWSSJOW-SQFISAMPSA-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

    7(Z)-Tricosene is an unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbon that acts as a pheromone in some insects, including Drosophila. While it is present in both sexes of some Drosophila species, it is abundant in males, but not females, of D. melanogaster and D. sechellia.1 In these species, 7(Z)-tricosene prevents or reduces male courtship behavior2 and increases female sexual receptivity.3 It is absent from virgin D. melanogaster females, but is transferred from males to females during mating.4 In addition, mating induces the synthesis of 7(Z)-tricosene by D. melanogaster females, so that it acts as an anti-aphrodisiac in mated females.4 7(Z)-Tricosene is also a minor component of labial gland secretion and cuticle of Bombus spp.5,6

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Coyne, J.A., Crittenden, A.P., and Mah, K. Genetics of a pheromonal difference contributing to reproductive isolation in drosophila. Science 265, 1461-1464 (1994).

    2. Svetec, N., and Ferveur, J.F. Social experience and phermonal perception can change male-male interactions in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Exp. Biol. 208, 891-898 (2004).

    3. Grillet, M., Dartevelle, L., and Ferveur, J.F. A Drosophila male pheromone affects female sexual receptivity. Proc. Biol. Sci. 273, 315-323 (2006).

    4. Scott, D. Sexual mimicry regulates the attractiveness of mated Drosophila melanogaster females. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 83, 8429-8433 (1986).

    5. Valterová, I., Urbanová, K., Hovorka, O., et al. Composition of the labial gland secretion of the bumblebee males Bombus pomorum. Z. Naturforsch. C J. Biosci. 56, 430-436 (2001).

    6. Urbanová, K., Valterová, I., Hovorka, O., et al. Chemotaxonomical characterisation of males of Bombus lucorum (hymenoptera: Apidae) collected in the Czech Republic. Eur. J. Entomol. 98, 111-115 (2001).