triterpene 1

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Definicja

any of a class of chemical compounds composed of three terpene units with the molecular formula C30H48.

Przykłady

1.Animals, plants and fungi all create triterpenes, with arguable the most important example being squalene as it which forms the basis of almost all steroids.

Hyponym

lanosterol 1

rzeczownik

a zoosterol synthesized from squalene and a precursor to cholesterol.

cycloartenol 1

rzeczownik

an important type of stanol found in plants.

squalene 1

rzeczownik

a natural 30-carbon organic compound originally obtained for commercial purposes primarily from shark liver oil (hence its name), although plant sources (primarily vegetable oils) are now used as well, including amaranth seed, rice bran, wheat germ, and olives.

betulin 1

rzeczownik

an abundant, naturally occurring triterpene; it is commonly isolated from the bark of birch trees and forms up to 30% of the dry weight of the extractive.

amyrin 1

rzeczownik

a natural chemical compound of the triterpene class, with the chemical formula C30H50O.

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