Product Description: 1-Hexacosanol is a compound in the bioactive fraction of plant extracts that mediates insecticidal activity. 1-Hexacosanol has larvicidal activity and can inhibit the acetylcholinesterase activity of Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti and Chironomus riparius, exerting neurotoxic effects[1].
Formula: C26H54O
References: [1]Gade, et al. "Acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of stigmasterol & hexacosanol is responsible for larvicidal and repellent properties of Chromolaena odorata." Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects 1861.3 (2017): 541-550.