Shelf life (days): 730.0
Formulation: A liquid
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C16H32O
Formula Weight: 240.42468
CAS Number: 10378-01-5
Notes: (Z)-9-Hexadecenol is an unsaturated long chain fatty alcohol that has been found in pheromone gland extracts from H. assulta and has diverse biological activities.{52476,52477,52478} It is virucidal against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) when used at a concentration of 10 mM.{52477} (Z)-9-Hexadecenol is active against the bacterium S. mutans (MIC = 1.56 μg/ml).{52478} It decreases flight, upwind, close, landing, and copulatory behavior induced by an H. assulta pheromone blend in male H. assulta moths in a wind tunnel assay.{52476}