dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878)

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ChEBI Name	dodecan-1-ol

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:28878

Definition	A primary alcohol that is dodecane in which a hydrogen from one of the methyl groups is replaced by a hydroxy group. It is registered for use in apple and pear orchards as a Lepidopteran pheromone/sex attractant, used to disrupt the mating behaviour of certain moths whose larvae destroy crops.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:39605, CHEBI:4678, CHEBI:19040, CHEBI:23861

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Formula

C12H26O

Net Charge

Average Mass

186.33420

Monoisotopic Mass

186.19837

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H26O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13/h13H,2-12H2,1H3

InChIKey

LQZZUXJYWNFBMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCO

Metabolite of Species	Details
Glycine max (NCBI:txid3847)	See: MetaboLights Study
Streptomyces griseobrunneus (NCBI:txid66894)	See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	Found in saliva (UBERON:0001836). See: Dame, ZT. et al. (2014) The Human Saliva Metabolome (manuscript in preparation)
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	Found in faeces (UBERON:0001988). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	Found in saliva (UBERON:0001836). See: MetaboLights Study
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	Found in feces (UBERON:0001988). See: MetaboLights Study
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	Found in blood serum (BTO:0000133). See: MetaboLights Study

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. pheromone A semiochemical used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behaviour. insect attractant A chemical that attracts insects. bacterial metabolite Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria.

Application(s):	insecticide Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects. cosmetic The role played by a substance in enhancing the appearance or odour of the human body; a name given to the substance itself or to a component of it.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) has role cosmetic (CHEBI:64857) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) has role insect attractant (CHEBI:24850) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) has role insecticide (CHEBI:24852) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) has role pheromone (CHEBI:26013) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) is a dodecanol (CHEBI:23866) dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) is a primary alcohol (CHEBI:15734)

Incoming	1-O-dodecylglycerol (CHEBI:144943) has functional parent dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) dodecyl dodecanoate (CHEBI:141061) has functional parent dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) dodecyl palmitate (CHEBI:23871) has functional parent dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) lauryl acrylate (CHEBI:191951) has functional parent dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878) lauryl palmitoleate (CHEBI:84155) has functional parent dodecan-1-ol (CHEBI:28878)

IUPAC Name

dodecan-1-ol

Last Modified

24 August 2023