Description | 1-Tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne belongs to the class of organic compounds known as enynes. These are hydrocarbons containing an alkene and an alkyne group. Thus, 1-tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne is considered to be a hydrocarbon lipid molecule. 1-Tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. Outside of the human body, 1-Tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne is found, on average, in the highest concentration within safflowers. 1-Tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as burdocks, fats and oils, herbs and spices, and tea. 1-Tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne is found in Acritopappus heterolepis, Agrianthus pungens, Blumea lacera, Buphthalmum salicifolium, Centaurea benedicta, Centaurea dealbata, Centaurea nervosa, Chrysanthemoides incana, Cirsium helenioides, Cirsium japonicum, Conocliniopsis prasiifolia, Coreopsis nuecensis, Dimerostemma asperatum, Dimorphotheca tragus, Doronicum hungaricum, Libanothamnus spectabilis, Geigeria brevifolia, Gnaphalium declinatum, Gymnanthemum myrianthum, Haplocarpha lyrata, Helianthella uniflora, Helichrysum chionosphaerum, Iva annua, Lepidaploa chalybaea, Liabum floribundum, Lychnophora crispa, Lychnophora salicifolia, Madia sativa, Morithamnus crassus, Paralychnophora bicolor, Perymenium jelskii, Piptolepis ericoides, Planaltoa lychnophoroides, Plecostachys serpyllifolia, Pleiotaxis rugosa, Polymnia canadensis, Proteopsis argentea, Pterocaulon rugosum, Radlkoferotoma cistifolium, Ricinus communis, Rudbeckia hirta, Smallanthus fruticosus, Smallanthus uvedalia, Vernonia arborea, Symphyopappus reticulatus, Triticum aestivum, Trixis inula, Wunderlichia mirabilis, Xanthium canadense, Xanthium strumarium, Zinnia elegans and Zinnia peruviana. This could make 1-tridecene-3,5,7,9,11-pentayne a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. |
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