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terpene::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hydrocarbon |
| Has types | limonene |
Examples of terpene
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These terpene compounds had never before been fully synthesized outside of living cells.
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Redirection of cytosolic or plastidic isoprenoid precursors elevates terpene production in plants.
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In this case, the product is a terpene molecule that is eventually converted into an antibiotic.
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The researchers isolated various genes encoding terpene synthases, the enzymes that produce these scents.
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But the terpene family is highly diverse and also includes vitamin A, menthol, cholesterol and steroids.
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Terpenoids are built up from terpene building blocks.
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Artemisinin, the basis for a major class of antimalarial therapy, is a terpene made by the sweet wormwood herb.
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Solidified resin from which the volatile terpene components have been removed by distillation is known as rosin.
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Each terpene consists of two paired isoprenes.
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- An unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants
- Terpenes are a large and varied class of hydrocarbons, produced primarily by a wide variety of plants, particularly conifers, though also by some insects such as termites or swallowtail butterflies, which emit terpenes from their osmeterium.
- A very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber
- Terpenes are organic compounds consists of hydrocarbons, found mainly in conifers. Terpenes have strong characteristic odors.
- (Terpenes) A diverse group of lipids made from isoprene precursors.
- (Terpenes) a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons, made up of multiples of isoprene units. The group includes vitamins A, E and K, carotene and other carotenoid pigments and squalene, the precursor to cholesterol. The terpenes are of great scientific and industrial importance. ...
- (terpenes) a group of aromatic hydrocarbons that include turpentine, dipentine and others of the aliphatic class.
- Terpenes are systemically toxic. They are generally associated with characteristic fragrances. In fact, most essential oils are mostly terpenes. Examples include menthol, citronellal, d-limonene, and pine-sol.
- Any of several isomeric hydrocarbons; most volatile oils consist primarily of terpenes.
