hexacosane


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hexacosane

[‚hek·sə′kō‚sān]
(organic chemistry)
C26H54 Saturated hydrocarbon of the methane series; colorless crystals melting at 57°C.
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In the last fraction of the catalytic oil obtained at 250C, around 26 major hydrocarbons were identified, ranging from dodecane (C12) to hexacosane (C26).
Characterization of Thermo-Catalytic Degradation Products of Waste High-Density Polyethylene Using GC-MS (An Environmental Waste as Feedstock Chemicals)
Compound % nest 1 % nest 2 (X [+ or -] SD) (X [+ or -] SD) 1 Heneicosane 3.42 [+ or -] 0.06 0 2 Acidlinoleic 32.74 [+ or -] 0.59 2.19 [+ or -] 0.2 3 Docosane 39.99 [+ or -] 0.40 17.76 [+ or -] 0.4 4 Tricosane 0.43 [+ or -] 0.01 3.43 [+ or -] 0.01 5 Tetracosane 0.98 [+ or -] 0.02 2.59 [+ or -] 0.02 6 Pentacosane 2.97 [+ or -] 0.04 56.73 [+ or -] 0.04 7 Hexacosane 1.12 [+ or -] 0.02 6.05 [+ or -] 0.02 8 Heptacosane 6.69 [+ or -] 0.12 3.26 [+ or -] 0.01 9 Octacosane 5.53 [+ or -] 0.09 4.64 [+ or -] 0.06 10 Nonacosane 1.01 [+ or -] 0.02 1.26 [+ or -] 0.02 11 Triacontane 1.10 [+ or -] 0.02 1.05 [+ or -] 0.02 12 Hentriacosane 1.68 [+ or -] 0.03 0.47 [+ or -] 1.68 13 Dotriacontane 2.3 [+ or -] 0.14 0.56 [+ or -] 0.01 Kruskal Wallis ANOVA, p=0.353.
Mandibular and postpharyngeal gland secretions of Acromyrmex landolti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as chemical cues for nestmate recognition
Trichodesma species has been examined for a variety of chemical constituents, viz., monocrotaline, supinine as pyrrolizidine alkaloids (Wassel et al., 1987; Bull et al., 1968); hexacosane, [alpha]-amyrin, lupeol (Singh, 2001), non-steroidal (Hassan et al., 1982) and fatty constituents (Hosamani, 1994).
Anti-inflammatory activity of alkanoids and triterpenoids from Trichodesma amplexicaule Roth
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