"Alkanes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
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D000473
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.146
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alkanes" by people in Profiles.
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Niziol J, Ossolinski K, Ossolinski T, Ossolinska A, Bonifay V, Sekula J, Dobrowolski Z, Sunner J, Beech I, Ruman T. Surface-Transfer Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Renal Tissue on Gold Nanoparticle Enhanced Target. Anal Chem. 2016 07 19; 88(14):7365-71.
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Wawrik B, Marks CR, Davidova IA, McInerney MJ, Pruitt S, Duncan KE, Suflita JM, Callaghan AV. Methanogenic paraffin degradation proceeds via alkane addition to fumarate by 'Smithella' spp. mediated by a syntrophic coupling with hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Environ Microbiol. 2016 09; 18(8):2604-19.
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Herath A, Wawrik B, Qin Y, Zhou J, Callaghan AV. Transcriptional response of Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01 to growth on alkanes: insights from RT-qPCR and microarray analyses. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2016 May; 92(5):fiw062.
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Briggs NM, Weston JS, Li B, Venkataramani D, Aichele CP, Harwell JH, Crossley SP. Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes at the Interface of Pickering Emulsions. Langmuir. 2015 Dec 08; 31(48):13077-84.
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Matz DL, Jones DG, Roewe KD, Gorbet MJ, Zhang Z, Chen Z, Prior TJ, Archibald SJ, Yin G, Hubin TJ. Synthesis, structural studies, kinetic stability, and oxidation catalysis of the late first row transition metal complexes of 4,10-dimethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazabicyclo[6.5.2]pentadecane. Dalton Trans. 2015 Jul 21; 44(27):12210-24.
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Johnson JM, Wawrik B, Isom C, Boling WB, Callaghan AV. Interrogation of Chesapeake Bay sediment microbial communities for intrinsic alkane-utilizing potential under anaerobic conditions. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2015 Feb; 91(2):1-14.
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Callaghan AV, Morris BE, Pereira IA, McInerney MJ, Austin RN, Groves JT, Kukor JJ, Suflita JM, Young LY, Zylstra GJ, Wawrik B. The genome sequence of Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01: a blueprint for anaerobic alkane oxidation. Environ Microbiol. 2012 Jan; 14(1):101-13.
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Callaghan AV, Tierney M, Phelps CD, Young LY. Anaerobic biodegradation of n-hexadecane by a nitrate-reducing consortium. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2009 Mar; 75(5):1339-44.
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Gieg LM, Duncan KE, Suflita JM. Bioenergy production via microbial conversion of residual oil to natural gas. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2008 May; 74(10):3022-9.
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Callaghan AV, Wawrik B, Ní Chadhain SM, Young LY, Zylstra GJ. Anaerobic alkane-degrading strain AK-01 contains two alkylsuccinate synthase genes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Feb 01; 366(1):142-8.