Description
Jacobine is a pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) from Senecio jacobaea. Jacobine is active against second instar larvae of thrips.
Structural Formula
Jacobine
Source
Plants >Leguminosae > Baptisia australis(L.) R. Br. >Plants >Compositae
Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@@]2(C(O[C@@]3([H])[C@]4([H])N(CC=C4COC([C@](O)([C@@H](C2)C)C)=O)CC3)=O)O1
In Vitro
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) at plant concentration reduce thrips survival on average with 21%. Structurally related PAs affect survival of thrips differently. PA free bases reduce thrips survival more than the corresponding PA N-oxides.