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docosane

[′däk·ə‚sān]
(organic chemistry)
C22H46 A paraffin hydrocarbon, especially the normal isomer CH3(CH2)20CH3.
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One mM docosane was used as a sole source of carbon and energy.
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The main components of the stems oil were nonacosane (23.26%), heptacosane (22.48%), hentriacontane (18.32%), octacosane (3.42%), triacontane (2.24%) and squalene (2.07%).,-damascenone, trans-,-ionone, 6,10,14- trimethyl-2-pentadecanone, docosane, tricosane, tetracosane, hexacosane, heptacosane, octacosane, squalene, nonacosane, triacontane and hentriacontane were common chemical constituents of essential oils.
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africana Dodecane Tridecane Tetradecane Nonadecane Hexadecane Tetradecane Octadecane Hexadecane Docosane Pentadecane Heptadecane Hexadecene Stigmasterol Heptadecane Octadecene Eicosene -- Nonadecene -- Pentadecene -- Sitosterol -- Stigmasterol Table 7.
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