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Ceroplastes albolineatus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Coccidae

Geranylfarnesol is a naturally occurring irregular, long-chain, acyclic isoprenoid alcohol. This is a C25 compound, positioned between the ubiquitous C15 farnesol and the C30 triterpenoid squalene in the isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway. Its chemical formula is C25H42O.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 20

Sources and credits

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