Chemistry:2-Methylhexadecane
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2-Methylhexadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C
17H
36.
Occurrence
2-Methylhexadecane has been reported in several plants including Capsicum annuum, Panax ginseng, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides, and Astilbe chinensis.[1]
It has been identified as a metabolite of cyanobacteria such as Microcoleus vaginatus.[2]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedpubchem - ↑ Dembitsky, V. M.; Dor, I.; Shkrob, I.; Aki, M. (2001-03-01). "Branched Alkanes and Other Apolar Compounds Produced by the Cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatusfrom the Negev Desert" (in en). Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry 27 (2): 110–119. doi:10.1023/A:1011385220331. ISSN 1573-9163. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011385220331.
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