n-Octacosane

n-Octacosane Structure
n-Octacosane structure
Common Name n-Octacosane
CAS Number 630-02-4 Molecular Weight 394.76000
Density N/A Boiling Point 278 °C15 mm Hg(lit.)
Molecular Formula C28H58 Melting Point 57-62 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 227 °C

Cuticular wax biosynthesis is up-regulated by the MYB94 transcription factor in Arabidopsis.

Plant Cell Physiol. 56(1) , 48-60, (2015)

The aerial parts of all land plants are covered with hydrophobic cuticular wax layers that act as the first barrier against the environment. The MYB94 transcription factor gene is expressed in abundance in aerial organs and shows a higher expression in the st...

Uptake and utilization of n-octacosane and n-nonacosane by Arthrobacter nicotianae KCC B35.

J. Appl. Bacteriol. 80(4) , 370-4, (1996)

Arthrobacter nicotianae KCC B35 isolated from blue-green mats densely covering oil sediments along the Arabian Gulf coast grew well on C10 to C40 n-alkanes as sole sources of carbon and energy. Growth on C20 to C40 alkanes was even better than on C10 to C18 a...

[Chemical constituents of Astragalus chinensis L].

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 20(5) , 296-7, 320, (1995)

Three compounds have been isolated from the seeds of Astragalus chinensis. Their structures were identified on the basis of spectral data (UV, 13CNMR, 1HNMR, IR and MS) as octacosane, daucosterol and kaempferol.

[Studies on chemical constituents of Daphne genkwa].

Zhong Yao Cai 32(4) , 508-11, (2009)

To study the chemical constituents of the flower buds of Daphne genkwa.The constituents of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate-soluble portions were isolated and purified by means of chromatography, then they were identified by their physico-chemical characteri...

Mosquitocidal activities of octacosane from Moschosma polystachyum Linn (lamiaceae).

J. Ethnopharmacol. 90(1) , 87-9, (2004)

The toxicity of the plant Moschosma polystachyum was evaluated against mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. The crude leaf extract and active compound octacosane showed negligible mortality against early third instar larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus. The 24 h LC(...

Clues on the role of Beauveria bassiana catalases in alkane degradation events.

Mycologia 98(4) , 528-34, (2006)

Entomopathogenic fungi adapt to growth in a culture medium containing an insect-like hydrocarbon as the sole carbon source inducing the beta-oxidation pathway during the alkane degradation. The effect of two carbon sources on the catalase activity was studied...

Interaction of mineral surfaces with simple organic molecules by diffuse reflectance IR spectroscopy (DRIFT).

J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 322(2) , 516-26, (2008)

The adsorption of simple organic molecules to mineral surfaces was investigated by Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) and by solution chemical analysis. Salicylic acid, myristic acid or octacosane were deposited from water or...

Density functional approach for modeling CO2 pressurized polymer thin films in equilibrium.

J. Chem. Phys. 130(8) , 084902, (2009)

We have used polymer density functional theory to analyze the equilibrium density profiles and interfacial properties of thin films of polymer in the presence of CO(2). Surface tension, surface excess adsorption of CO(2) on polymer surface, and width of the i...