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1-triacontanol
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1-Triacontanol ('''n-triacontanol) is a fatty alcohol of the general formula C30H62O, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol'''. It is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax. Triacontanol is a growth stimulant for many plants, most notably roses, in which it rapidly increases the number of basal breaks. 1-Triacontanol is a natural plant growth regulator. It has been widely used to enhance the yield of various crops around the world, mainly in Asia. Triacontanol has been reported to increase the growth of plants by enhancing the rates of photosynthesis, protein biosynthesis, the
Chemical data
- Formula
- C30H62O
- Molecular weight
- 438.8 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- triacontan-1-ol
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
- InChIKey
- REZQBEBOWJAQKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 14.9
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- fatty alcohol
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 438.48
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- found in taxon
- Senegalia polyacantha
- chemical formula
- C₃₀H₆₂O
- canonical SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Characteristics
- Functionality
- Synthesis of triacontanol
- Physiological effects on some plant species
- Cacao seedlings
- ''Rhizophora apiculata'' (Mangrove)
- Cell cultures in vitro
- References
1-Triacontanol ('''n-triacontanol) is a fatty alcohol of the general formula C30H62O, also known as melissyl alcohol or myricyl alcohol'. It is found in plant cuticle waxes and in beeswax. Triacontanol is a growth stimulant for many plants, most notably roses, in which it rapidly increases the number of basal breaks. 1-Triacontanol is a natural plant growth regulator. It has been widely used to enhance the yield of various crops around the world, mainly in Asia. Triacontanol has been reported to increase the growth of plants by enhancing the rates of photosynthesis, protein biosynthesis, the transport of nutrients in a plant and enzyme activity, reducing complex carbohydrates among many other purposes. The fatty alcohol appears to increase the physiological efficiency of plant cells and boost the potential of the cells responsible for the growth and maturity of a plant.
==History==
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