Methyl farnesoate (MF) is a sesquiterpenoid (5 syllables… try to use it in a haiku!) hormone, meaning it has a 15-carbon skeleton.
Methyl farnesoate's carbon skeleton. Get it??
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
It's a bit early for Halloween...
… but what the heck!
Methyl farnesoate (MF) is a sesquiterpenoid (5 syllables… try to use it in a haiku!) hormone, meaning it has a 15-carbon skeleton.
It is produced in the mandibular organs which are glands, kind of like our pituitary gland. It is the crustacean reproduction hormone, but the tricky thing about it is that MF is also related to the insect juvenile hormone. What does that mean? When a juvenile crustacean, like a crayfish, has a high level of MF in its system before molting, it WON’T molt to a mature/reproductively active state. It will stay a juvie. It’s like your average 13-year-old boy (or 23-year-old boy…): hormones raging, but still basically an infant.
Methyl farnesoate (MF) is a sesquiterpenoid (5 syllables… try to use it in a haiku!) hormone, meaning it has a 15-carbon skeleton.
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Does this mean you're going to dress up as the methyl farnesoate carbon skeleton for Halloween? Because honestly, that would be AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteHmm, I was planning on being a banana (it'll be more exciting than it sounds, I promise), but we'll see!
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