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pyrophosphate (DMAPP) and its
isomer isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP). The
plural '
isoprenes' is
sometimes used to
refer to
terpenes in general.
Examples of isoprenoids...
- solids.
Conceptually derived from
isoprenes, the
structures and
formulas of
terpenes follow the
biogenetic isoprene rule or the C5 rule, as described...
- The
enzyme isoprene synthase (EC 4.2.3.27)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction prenyl pyrophosphate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
isoprene + diphosphate...
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Triterpenes are a
class of
terpenes composed of six
isoprene units with the
molecular formula C30H48; they may also be
thought of as
consisting of three...
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synthetic rubber, a
copolymer of
isobutylene with
isoprene. The
abbreviation IIR
stands for
isobutylene isoprene rubber. Polyisobutylene, also
known as "PIB"...
- Oak
trees produce a haze of
isoprene,
which helps give the Blue
Ridge Mountains their signature color....
- caoutchouc, as
initially produced,
consists of
polymers of the
organic compound isoprene, with
minor impurities of
other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia,...
-
naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon
compound isoprene and its
derivatives called terpenes, diterpenes, etc.
While sometimes used...
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production through the
Krebs cycle, and
produces isoprene, the most
common hydrocarbon in animals.
Isoprenes in
animals form the
important steroid structural...
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without decomposition,
although at
elevated temperatures it
cracks to form
isoprene. It
oxidizes easily in
moist air to
produce carveol, carvone, and limonene...
