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5α-Androst-16-en-3-one

synthetic (organic), ≥98% (TLC), pheromone, powder

Synonym(s):

16-(5α)Androsten-3-one, 3-Keto-5α,16-androstene, Androstenone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H28O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
272.43
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
242-220-1
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98% (TLC)
Form:
powder
Quality level:
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Product Name

5α-Androst-16-en-3-one,

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

mp

140-145 °C (lit.)

solubility

dichloromethane: 9.80-10.20 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC[C@]3([H])[C@]([H])(CC[C@]4(C)C=CC[C@@]34[H])[C@@]1(C)CCC(=O)C2

InChI

1S/C19H28O/c1-18-9-3-4-16(18)15-6-5-13-12-14(20)7-11-19(13,2)17(15)8-10-18/h3,9,13,15-17H,4-8,10-12H2,1-2H3/t13-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1

InChI key

HFVMLYAGWXSTQI-QYXZOKGRSA-N

General description

5α-Androst-16-en-3-one (androstenone) is a mammalian pheromone found in boar saliva, human sweat, and human urine.[1]

Application

5α-Androst-16-en-3-one has been used:
  • to quantify its concentration in various fat tissues[2]
  • to study its trigeminal percept and implications on the rate of specific anosmia[3]
  • to study the effects of immunocastration on meat quality and sensory properties of pork bellies

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powder

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powder

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powder

form

powder

assay

≥98% (TLC)

assay

≥98.00% (TLC)

assay

≥98% (TLC)

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

room temp

storage temp.

room temp

solubility

dichloromethane: 9.80-10.20 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

solubility

chloroform: 49-51 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

solubility

ethanol: 19.60-20.40 mg/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

chloroform: 50 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

shipped in

ambient

shipped in

ambient

shipped in

ambient

shipped in

ambient


Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Lact. - Repr. 1A



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G Zamaratskaia et al.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 39(3), 168-172 (2004-06-09)
This study describes the age-related variation in boar taint compounds, skatole and androstenone, and testosterone, oestradiol-17 beta (E17 beta), oestrone sulphate (ES), dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), triiodothyronine (T(3)) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in six boars. Three pairs of littermates of
S Ampuero Kragten et al.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience, 5(10), 1634-1642 (2012-03-24)
Today, different analytical methods are used by different laboratories to quantify androstenone in fat tissue. This study shows the comparison of methods used routinely in different laboratories for androstenone quantification: Time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay in Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NSVS; Norway)
K Verheyden et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1174(1-2), 132-137 (2007-09-25)
Boar taint in entire male pigs remains a problem for fresh pork production. Since castration of pigs will be prohibited in the future on animal welfare reasons, attempts are made to detect boar taint pre and post mortem. Post mortem



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A8008-50MG04061832847610
A8008-25MG04061832847603
A8008-5MG04061833390979

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