- "terpenes",
terpenoids contain additional functional groups,
usually containing oxygen. When
combined with the
hydrocarbon terpenes,
terpenoids comprise...
-
terpenes and
terpenoids are
often used interchangeably, however. Furthermore,
terpenes are
produced from
terpenoids and many
terpenoids are
produced from...
- the
pyrophosphate ester,
farnesol is a
precursor to many
terpenes and
terpenoids.
Farnesol is
present in many
essential oils such as citronella, neroli...
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units present in
their structure. Some
terpenoids (i.e. many sterols) are
primary metabolites. Some
terpenoids that may have
originated as
secondary metabolites...
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Types of
terpenes and
terpenoids (# of
isoprene units)
Basic forms:
Acyclic (linear, cis and
trans forms)
Monocyclic (single ring)
Bicyclic (2 rings)...
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Terpineol is any of four
isomeric monoterpenoids.
Terpenoids are
terpene that are
modified by the
addition of a
functional group, in this case, an alcohol...
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Carvone is a
member of a
family of
chemicals called terpenoids.
Carvone is
found naturally in many
essential oils, but is most
abundant in the oils from...
- This is a list of
antioxidants naturally occurring in food.
Vitamin C and
vitamin E –
which are
ubiquitous among raw
plant foods – are
confirmed as dietary...
- A
cyclase is an enzyme,
almost always a lyase, that
catalyzes a
chemical reaction to form a
cyclic compound.
Important cyclase enzymes include: Adenylyl...
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resinoids (e.g. benzoin, labdanum, myrrh, olibanum, storax, tolu balsam),
terpenoids (e.g. ambroxide),
polycyclic ketones (e.g.
civetone and muscone), which...
