Juvenile Hormone III (trans-trans-10,11-Epoxyfarnesenic Acid methyl ester)

Names

[ Name ]:
Juvenile Hormone III (trans-trans-10,11-Epoxyfarnesenic Acid methyl ester)

[Synonym ]:
JUVENILE HORMONE III
Juvenile hormone III

Biological Activity

[Description]:

(Rac)-Juvenile hormone III, a natural compound that can be isolated from farnesoic acid ,is the most widely distributed Juvenile hormone homologue[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Endocrinology

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[References]

[1]. Juvenile Hormone III.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
0.966g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
348.6ºC at 760mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₆H₂₆O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
266.37600

[ Flash Point ]:
144.9ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
266.18800

[ PSA ]:
38.83000

[ LogP ]:
3.78980

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
4.98E-05mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.473

Safety Information

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H413

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;half-mask respirator (US);multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ HS Code ]:
2918990090

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2918990090

[ Summary ]:
2918990090. other carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. . MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometric quantitation of juvenile hormone III in whole body extracts of the Formosan subterranean termite.

J. Chromatogr. B. Analyt. Technol. Biomed. Life Sci. 877(27) , 3175-80, (2009)

Juvenile hormone (JH) III is responsible for control of a variety of insect physiological and developmental states, including caste differentiation of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes fo...

Juvenile hormone prevents 20-hydroxyecdysone-induced metamorphosis by regulating the phosphorylation of a newly identified broad protein.

J. Biol. Chem. 289(38) , 26630-41, (2014)

The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) initiates insect molting and metamorphosis. By contrast, juvenile hormone (JH) prevents metamorphosis. However, the mechanism by which JH inhibits metamorp...

Regulation of Gene Expression Patterns in Mosquito Reproduction.

PLoS Genet. 11 , e1005450, (2015)

In multicellular organisms, development, growth and reproduction require coordinated expression of numerous functional and regulatory genes. Insects, in addition to being the most speciose animal grou...