henicosane (CHEBI:32931)

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ChEBI Name	henicosane

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:32931

Definition	An alkane that has 21 carbons and a straight-chain structure. It has been isolated from plants like Periploca laevigata and Carthamus tinctorius.

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Formula

C21H44

Net Charge

Average Mass

296.57410

Monoisotopic Mass

296.34430

InChI

InChI=1S/C21H44/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-21H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

FNAZRRHPUDJQCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Metabolite of Species	Details
Periploca laevigata (NCBI:txid413294)	See: PubMed
Carthamus tinctorius (NCBI:txid4222)	See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	pheromone A semiochemical used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behaviour. plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. volatile oil component Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	henicosane (CHEBI:32931) has role pheromone (CHEBI:26013) henicosane (CHEBI:32931) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) henicosane (CHEBI:32931) has role volatile oil component (CHEBI:27311) henicosane (CHEBI:32931) is a long-chain alkane (CHEBI:83563)

Incoming	20-methylhenicosan-1-ol (CHEBI:84915) has parent hydride henicosane (CHEBI:32931) henicosanol (CHEBI:197490) has parent hydride henicosane (CHEBI:32931) henicosyl group (CHEBI:32932) is substituent group from henicosane (CHEBI:32931)

IUPAC Name

henicosane

Last Modified

24 October 2023