(n.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C10H22, of the paraffin series, including several isomeric modifications.
Example Sentences:
(1) The permeability properties of planar lipid bilayers made from egg lecithin, n-decane and a long-chain secondary amine (n-lauryl [trialkylmethyl]amine) are described.
(2) The thick lipid membranes were formed by placing a solution of sheep red cell lipids in decane between two cellophane partitions which formed the interfaces between the membrane and the two aqueous bathing solutions.
(3) If the concentration of alcohol in decane is increased the amount of protein adsorbed on the emulsion is decreased.
(4) The bioluminescence marker was expressed in the presence of n-decanal, and was monitored as chemiluminescence in a liquid scintillation counter.
(5) In addition it appears that the altered partitioning of the 5-doxyl decane into the central region of the membrane is not related to lipid order changes in this region.
(6) The effects of MDL 73005EF (8-[2-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)methylamino]-8- azaspiro[4,5]decan-7,9-dione methyl sulphonate), a novel selective 5-HT1A receptor ligand with putative anxiolytic properties, were explored using models of central pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptor function in the male rat.
(7) The specific membrane glycoproteins with high affinity for camphor and decanal were isolated from rat olfactory epithelium.
(8) The inhibitory effect of two novel antiplatelet agents, 1,10-bis[3-(N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)piperidino]decane dihydrobromide (G-110) and 1,6-bis[3-(N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)piperidino]hexane dihydrobromide (G-112), on platelet adhesion and subsequent aggregation on collagen-coated surface was evaluated under controlled flow.
(9) This is probably due to the increased hydrophobicity of the bridge of the decane-bridged compound.
(10) Three radiolabeled compounds (14C-benzo(a)pyrene, 14C-decane, and 14C-naphthalene) of widely differing volatilities, broadly representative of the spectrum of compounds in petroleum samples, were separately added to Matrix.
(11) 1 ml of decane extract of diethyl ether was analyzed by means of gas chromatograph on the column of Im X 0.3 cm, filled with chromosorbe.
(12) IC50 values were approximately one-tenth lower at the 5-hydroxytryptamine1A receptor than adenosine A1 receptor; similar values were obtained for inhibition of (+-)-[3H]-8-hydroxydipropylaminotetralin and [3H]-8-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-8- azaspirol[4.5]-decane-7,9-dione binding, suggesting an independence of agonist efficacy.
(13) Tetraphenylborate-induced current transients were studied in lipid bilayers formed from bacterial phosphatidylethanolamine in decane.
(14) Bis(carboxymethylthio)-1.10 decane (BCMTD), a thiodicarboxylic acid, was shown to be a hypolipidemic peroxisome-proliferating drug as it: (a) decreased the total serum triacylglycerols and cholesterol; (b) induced hepatomegaly; (c) increased the peroxisomal beta-oxidation and catalase activity and the activities of the multiorganelle localized enzymes: palmitoyl-CoA synthetase, palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase, glycerophosphate acyltransferase; (d) decreased the carnitine palmitoyltransferase and urate oxidase activities; and (e) induced the bifunctional eonyl-CoA hydratase in peroxisomes.
(15) Analysis of chromosomal contribution showed the P1 decanalized phenotype to be due to chromosome 2.
(16) Spiro[4.5]decane-2-carboxylic acid (12a), spiro[4.5]decane-2,2-dicarboxylic acid (11a), spiro[4.6]undecane-2-carboxylic acid (12b), spiro[4.6]undecane- 2,2-dicarboxylic acid (11b), and spiro[4.6]undecane-2-acetic acid (13) were synthesized by an improved method and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity.
(17) By contrast, no lysis was observed after 20 hours with either decanal (56 microM) or AOG (100 microM) alone.
(18) At the tips of two syringes, large spherical model membranes have been made from phosphatidylcholine and varying amounts of mixed brain gangliosides dissolved in n-decane.
(19) It was found that n-decane was unsuitable as a solvent in these experiments because significant partitioning of n-decane into the aqueous phase and atmosphere occurred and this could not be adequately controlled.
(20) When Pseudomonas C12B is grown on nutrient broth to the stationary phase, cell extracts contain two secondary alkylsulphatases (S1 and S2) active towards potassium decan-5-yl sulphate but not towards potassium pentan-3-yl sulphate and one primary alkylsulphatase (P1) active towards sodium dodecan-1-yl sulphate (sodium dodecyl sulphate).
Decani
Definition:
(a.) Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is placed; decanal; -- correlative to cantoris; as, the decanal, or decani, side.