Bassianolideisacyclooctadepsipeptideinsecticideisolatedfromtheentomopathogenicfungi,BeauveriaandVerticilliumlecanii,firstreportedbyresearchersatUniversityofTokyoin1978.Bassianolideisrelatedtotheinsecticidalandnematocidalactives,PF1022complexandthesyntheticanthelminthicemodepside.BassianolideisoneoftheactivecomponentsofBeauveriabassianabiocontrolproducts.
CASNumber
64763-82-2
MolecularFormula
C48H84N4O12
MolecularWeight
909.2
MechanismofAction
Whilethemodeofactionofbassianolideisnotfullyresolved,itisthoughttoactonionchannelsattheleveloftheneuromuscularjunction,likeemodepside.
StorageConditions
-20°C