Tetraterpenoid
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Tetraterpenoids are terpenoid
s of 8 isoprene
units - hence 40 carbon atoms in the skeleton.
Notable subgroups are
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Terpenoid
The terpenoids , sometimes called isoprenoids, are a large and diverse class of naturally occurring organic chemicals similar to terpenes, derived from five-carbon isoprene units assembled and modified in thousands of ways. Most are multicyclic structures that differ from one another not only in...
s of 8 isoprene
Isoprene
Isoprene , or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound with the formula CH2=CCH=CH2. Under standard conditions it is a colorless liquid...
units - hence 40 carbon atoms in the skeleton.
Notable subgroups are
- carotenoidCarotenoidCarotenoids are tetraterpenoid organic pigments that are naturally occurring in the chloroplasts and chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms like algae, some bacteria, and some types of fungus. Carotenoids can be synthesized fats and other basic organic metabolic building...
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Others
- trianthenol 1
- methyl tortuoate C from coral