1.0 2010-04-08 22:05:08 UTC 2025-11-18 22:33:21 UTC FDB001869 Octacosane Octacosane, also known as CH3-[CH2]26-CH3, is a straight-chain alkane containing 28 carbon atoms. It belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alkanes. These are acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, and consist entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms. Thus, octacosane is a hydrocarbon lipid molecule that is very hydrophobic, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. Octacosane has been detected in peachs, coconuts, apples, sweet cherries, and lindens. This could make octacosane a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Octacosane, extracted from the crude leaf of Moschosma polystachyum Linn (lamiaceae), exhibited mosquitocidal activitiy (PMID: 14698514). Octacosane, in addition to other flavonoids, alkaloids and sugars, extracted from the root of Trichosanthes dioica, exhibited antimicrobial activity against Proteus mirabilis and Bacillus subtilis (http://www.phytojournal.com/archives/?year=2016&vol=5&issue=5&part=F&ArticleId=985). N-octacosane C28H58 394.7601 394.453851856 octacosane octacosane 630-02-4 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC InChI=1S/C28H58/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-28H2,1-2H3 ZYURHZPYMFLWSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 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. Alkanes Organic compounds Hydrocarbons Saturated hydrocarbons Alkanes Aliphatic acyclic compounds Acyclic alkane Aliphatic acyclic compound Alkane Hydrocarbons an alkane long-chain alkane logp 10.83 ALOGPS logs -7.98 ALOGPS solubility 4.09e-06 g/l ALOGPS melting_point 64.5 oC logp 12.91 ChemAxon iupac octacosane ChemAxon average_mass 394.7601 ChemAxon mono_mass 394.453851856 ChemAxon smiles CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ChemAxon formula C28H58 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C28H58/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-28H2,1-2H3 ChemAxon inchikey ZYURHZPYMFLWSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 0 ChemAxon refractivity 130.63 ChemAxon polarizability 59.11 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 25 ChemAxon acceptor_count 0 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::EiMs 1912 Specdb::NmrOneD 3947 Specdb::NmrOneD 4229 Specdb::CMs 2134 Specdb::CMs 27299 Specdb::CMs 29001 Specdb::CMs 34900 Specdb::CMs 134212 Specdb::CMs 141946 Specdb::MsMs 80499 Specdb::MsMs 80500 Specdb::MsMs 80501 Specdb::MsMs 141387 Specdb::MsMs 141388 Specdb::MsMs 141389 Specdb::MsMs 2682246 Specdb::MsMs 2682247 Specdb::MsMs 2682248 Specdb::MsMs 3027246 Specdb::MsMs 3027247 Specdb::MsMs 3027248 HMDB0061868 Apple Type 1 specific Malus pumila 283210 Black elderberry Type 1 specific Sambucus nigra 4202 Carrot Type 1 specific Daucus carota ssp. sativus 79200 Coconut Type 1 specific Cocos nucifera 13894 Linden Type 1 specific Tilia 64580 Papaya Type 1 specific Carica papaya 3649 Parsnip Type 1 specific Pastinaca sativa 4041 Peach Type 1 specific Prunus persica 3760 Sweet cherry Type 1 specific Prunus avium 42229 Wild carrot Type 1 specific Daucus carota 4039