ISOPRENOIDS

Among the non-saponifiable lipids found in plants are mainly hydrocarbon known as terpenes. The simplest terpenes are called monoterpenes and conform the formula C10H16 (equivalent to two isoprene units), sesquiterpenes with the formula C15H24, diterpenes with C2H32, and triterpenes C30H48.

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