Octadecane (BioCAD00000030699)

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Metabolite Card

Formula: C18H38 (254.2973)
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Synonyms [en]

OCTADECANE; n-Octadecane; Oktadekan; CH3-(CH2)16-CH3; Octadecan; Octadecane, 14C-labeled CPD

Reviewed

Last reviewed on 2024-06-28.

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Octadecane. 数据之源，洞见之始. SMRUCC genomics institute, a synthetic life researcher from China. https://biocad_registry.innovation.ac.cn/s/(-)-arctiin (retrieved 2026-01-03) (CAD Registry RN: BioCAD00000030699). Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Note

Octadecane, also known as CH3-[CH2]16-CH3, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alkanes. These are acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2 , and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms. Octadecane is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. Thus, octadecane is considered to be a hydrocarbon lipid molecule. Octadecane is an alkane tasting compound. Octadecane has been detected, but not quantified, in several different foods, such as papaya, corianders, sunflowers, kohlrabis, and parsnips.

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DBLinks

Other DBLinks
  • CAS Registry Number: 128271-18-1
  • CAS Registry Number: 593-45-3
  • PubChem: 11635
  • ChEBI: ChEBI:32926
  • HMDB: HMDB0033721
  • HMDB: HMDB33721
  • LipidMaps: LMFA11000581
  • BioCyc: CPD-16902
  • NCBI MeSH: octadecane
  • Wikipedia: Octadecane
  • RefMet: RM0150715
  • MoNA: FiehnLibVolatile0019
  • MoNA: HMDB0033721_c_ms_1464
  • MoNA: JP001646
  • MoNA: JP002657
  • MoNA: JP006887
  • MoNA: JP007692
  • MoNA: JP012168
  • Metlin: METLIN_89496
  • Coconut NaturalProduct: CNP0316858.0

Class / Ontology

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Taxonomy Source

  1. Albatrellus cristatus [ncbi taxid: ]
  2. Alphinia galanga [ncbi taxid: ]
  3. Armoracia rusticana [ncbi taxid: 3704]
  4. Artemisia annua [ncbi taxid: 35608]
  5. Artemisia annua L. [ncbi taxid: ]
  6. Bistorta manshuriensis [ncbi taxid: 1548133]
  7. Bistorta officinalis [ncbi taxid: 125587]
  8. Camptotheca acuminata [ncbi taxid: 16922]
  9. Caryocar coriaceum [ncbi taxid: ]
  10. Citrullus lanatus [ncbi taxid: 3654]
  11. Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris [ncbi taxid: ]
  12. Codonopsis pilosula [ncbi taxid: 86864]
  13. Crocus sativus [ncbi taxid: 82528]
  14. Curcuma amanda Roxb [ncbi taxid: ]
  15. Cynanchum stauntoni [ncbi taxid: ]
  16. Cynanchum stauntonii [ncbi taxid: ]
  17. Cynomorium songaricum [ncbi taxid: 627609]
  18. Echinops grijsii [ncbi taxid: 1804979]
  19. Eucalyptus leucoxylon [ncbi taxid: 34318]
  20. Fragaria x ananassa [ncbi taxid: 3747]
  21. Fructus hippophae [ncbi taxid: ]
  22. Ginkgo biloba [ncbi taxid: 3311]
  23. Homo sapiens [ncbi taxid: 9606]
  24. Houttuynia cordata [ncbi taxid: 16752]
  25. Leonurus heterophyllus [ncbi taxid: ]
  26. Magnolia obovata [ncbi taxid: 349509]
  27. Magnolia officinalis [ncbi taxid: 85864]
  28. Meliosma simplicifolia [ncbi taxid: 108421]
  29. Microcystis aeruginosa [ncbi taxid: 1126]
  30. Nelumbo nucifera [ncbi taxid: 4432]
  31. Piper longum [ncbi taxid: 49511]
  32. Piper nigrum [ncbi taxid: 13216]
  33. Pogostemon cablin [ncbi taxid: 28511]
  34. Polygonum minus [ncbi taxid: ]
  35. Quercus myrsinifolia [ncbi taxid: 57648]
  36. Rhaponticum uniflorum [ncbi taxid: ]
  37. Rhizoprionodon acutus [ncbi taxid: 34770]
  38. Salia triloba [ncbi taxid: ]
  39. Senna alexandrina [ncbi taxid: 72402]
  40. Trametes lilacinogilva [ncbi taxid: ]
  41. Trichosanthes kirilowii [ncbi taxid: 3677]
  42. Vincetoxicum glaucescens [ncbi taxid: 1165889]
  43. Vincetoxicum stauntonii [ncbi taxid: 516547]
  44. Zanthoxylum bungeanum [ncbi taxid: 328401]
  45. Zanthoxylum piperitum [ncbi taxid: 354529]
  46. Zanthoxylum schinifolium [ncbi taxid: 354530]

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