(-)-Carvone

• UNSPSC Description:

  (-)-Carvone is an insect neurotoxin and a irreversible acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor. (-)-Carvone can be used as a bird repellent, inhibits larval growth, decreases pupatation rate, and increases mortality of larvae[1][2].

• Target Antigen:

  Cholinesterase (ChE)

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Neuronal Signaling

• Applications:

  Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

• Field of Research:

  Neurological Disease

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/minus-carvone.html

• Purity:

  99.91

• Solubility:

  DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

• Smiles:

  O=C1C(C)=CC[C@@H](C(C)=C)C1

• Molecular Weight:

  150.221

• References & Citations:

  [1]Grundy D L, et al. Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1, 2-epoxide[J]. Pesticide biochemistry and physiology, 1985, 23(3): 383-388. |[2]Meisner J, et al. The response of Earias insulana Boisd. larvae to phagodeterrent (–)‐carvone incorporated in an artificial diet 1[J]. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie, 1980, 90(1‐5): 80-82.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temperature

• Storage Conditions:

  -20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  6485-40-1