Petromyzonol is a tetrahydroxy stearol which serves as the primary spawning pheromone in adult sea lamprey.
CAS：28979-29-5
分子式：C24H42O4
分子量：394.6
纯度：98%
存储：Store at -20°C

Background:

Petromyzonol is a tetrahydroxy stearol which serves as the primary spawning pheromone in adult sea lamprey. It is produced in the bile of sea lamprey larvae from the bile acid precursor allocholic acid. While the adult sea lamprey is relatively insensitive to petromyzonol itself, the C-24 sulfate ester (petromyzonol sulfate) is a pheromone and a spawning chemoattractant which can be detected at very low concentrations by lamprey olfactory chemoreceptors. Petromyzonol, petromyzonol sulfate, and allocholic acid are all found in water samples from fresh water streams bearing larval lamprey populations.