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(E)-β-Farnesene

Trans-beta-farnesene is a beta-farnesene in which the double bond at position 6-7 has E configuration. It is the major or sole alarm pheromone in most species of aphid. It has a role as a metabolite and an alarm pheromone.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C15H24
Molecular weight
204.35 g/mol
IUPAC name
(6E)-7,11-dimethyl-3-methylidenedodeca-1,6,10-triene
InChIKey
JSNRRGGBADWTMC-NTCAYCPXSA-N
SMILES
CC(=CCCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C)C
PubChem
CID 5281517 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

206 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 198 references.

Protein interactions

Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.

Literature