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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...
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distinct types of
biochemical subunits or "building-blocks":
ketoacyl and
isoprene groups.
Using this approach,
lipids may be
divided into
eight categories:...
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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"...
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Methacrylonitrile (or 2-Methylprop-2-enenitrile), MeAN in short, is a
chemical compound that is an
unsaturated aliphatic nitrile,
widely used in the preparation...
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Sesquiterpenes are a
class of
terpenes that
consist of
three isoprene units and
often have the
molecular formula C15H24. Like monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes...
- by
glycosidic bonds into the
polymers cellulose, starch, and glycogen.
Isoprene is a
natural monomer that
polymerizes to form a
natural rubber, most often...
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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...
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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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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...
