Definition of Phytane

1. a chemical compound [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phytane

physogrades
physometra
physophorae
physopod
physopoda
physopods
physopyosalpinx
physostegia
physostigma
physostigmine
physostigmine salicylate
physostigmines
physostomi
physostomous
phytanate
phytane (current term)
phytanes
phytanic
phytanic acid
phytanic acid alpha-oxidase
phytanic acid storage disease
phytanoyl-CoA ligase
phytanoyl-coenzyme A hydroxylase
phytanyl
phytase
phytases
phytate
phytates
phytelephantoid
phytelephas

Literary usage of Phytane

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1908)
"phytane (see above) is formed simultaneously. ... In this case, too, phytane is found to accompany the alcohol. Benzoic acid gives 13.5% of ..."

2. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1908)
"... saturated hydrocarbon phytane, C20H.,2, is obtained Benzoic acid slowly takes up hydrogen in ethereal solu tion, and the hexahydro-compound is formed. ..."

3. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... 12 months of weathering, showing significant biodegradation (Kovats Indices 1710 and 1815 represent the isoprenoids pristane and phytane, respectively). ..."

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