• The terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a class of naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon compound isoprene and its derivatives...
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  • Cyclase (redirect from Terpenoid cyclase)
    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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    Terpene (category Terpenes and terpenoids)
    predominantly by plants, particularly conifers. In plants, terpenes and terpenoids are important mediators of ecological interactions, while some insects...
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  • derivatives, phenylpropanoids/benzenoids, amino acid derivatives, and terpenoids. Due to the physical/chemical constraints most VOCs are of low molecular...
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    Luteone is a twenty-three carbon terpenoid from a sea slug, the dorid nudibranch Cadlina luteomarginata. Hellou, Jocelyne; Andersen, Raymond J.; Rafii...
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    Ambroxide (category Terpenes and terpenoids)
    Ambroxide, widely known by the brand name Ambroxan, is a naturally occurring terpenoid and one of the key constituents responsible for the odor of ambergris...
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    and even (albeit rarely) including hallucinations. Differences in the terpenoid content of the essential oil may account for some of these differences...
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    signature and appear to be involved in terpenoid biosynthesis. The YgbB protein is a putative enzyme thought to aid terpenoid and isoprenoid biosynthesis, a vital...
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  • saturated derivative p-menthane. The biosynthesis of α-terpinene and other terpenoids starts with the isomerization of geranyl pyrophosphate to linalyl pyrophosphate...
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    known as geranyl diphosphate (GDP), is the pyrophosphate ester of the terpenoid geraniol. Its salts are colorless. It is a precursor to many natural products...
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