FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: methoprene
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General Information
Name
methoprene
FlyBase ID
FBch0000394
ChEBI Name
methoprene
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:34839
PubChem Name
PubChem ID
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of methoprene
methoprene
InChIKey

NFGXHKASABOEEW-LDRANXPESA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Methoprene is an isopropyl 11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate and an isopropyl ester. It has a role as a juvenile hormone mimic.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (10)
Synonyms
(E,E)-1-Methylethyl 11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
(E,E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoic acid 1-methylethyl ester
(ChEBI, 2019-)
(E,E)-isopropyl 11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Methoprene
(He et al., 2025, Landis et al., 2023, ChEBI, 2019-, Wijesekera et al., 2016)
ZR 515
(ChEBI, 2019-)
isopropyl (2E,4E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
isopropyl (EE)-(RS)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
juvenile hormone analog
(Terashima and Bownes, 2006)
methoprene
(Long et al., 2025, Chen et al., 2024, Giudice et al., 2023, Jeon et al., 2023, Gao et al., 2022, Landis et al., 2022, Ahmed et al., 2020, ChEBI, 2019-, Sethi et al., 2019, Meiselman et al., 2018, Shin et al., 2018, Zhang et al., 2018, Kaieda et al., 2017, Kang et al., 2017, Meiselman et al., 2017, Schwenke and Lazzaro, 2017, Bontonou et al., 2015, Wen et al., 2015, Harshman et al., 2010, LaFever and Drummond-Barbosa, 2005, Tatar et al., 2001)
propan-2-yl (2E,4E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4-dienoate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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