CHEBI:32931 - henicosane

ChEBI IDCHEBI:32931
ChEBI Namehenicosane
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DefinitionAn alkane that has 21 carbons and a straight-chain structure. It has been isolated from plants like Periploca laevigata and Carthamus tinctorius.
Last Modified24 October 2023
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC21H44
Net Charge0
Average Mass296.583
Monoisotopic Mass296.34430
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyFNAZRRHPUDJQCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Carthamus tinctorius (ncbitaxon:4222) - PubMed (23371463)
Periploca laevigata (ncbitaxon:413294) - PubMed (22439883)
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
pheromone  A semiochemical used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behaviour.
volatile oil component  Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
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 Relation(s)
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
Synonyms  Source
heneicosaneChemIDplus
n-heneicosaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
CH3‒[CH2]19‒CH3IUPAC
Manual XrefsDatabases
CPD-7935MetaCyc
US7615672Patent
US2008293992Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1748500Reaxys
CAS:629-94-7ChemIDplus
CAS:629-94-7NIST Chemistry WebBook
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