Meanings
plural dolabellanes
- chemistryAny of a group of diterpenoids, extracted from the sea hare Dolabella auricularia, that are inhibitors of a reverse transcriptase. They contain an eleven-member ring fused to a five-member ring, with methyl side groups on carbon 1,4 and 8, and isopropyl on position 12.
Synonyms: araneosene
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a group of diterpenoids, extracted from the sea hare Dolabella auricularia, that are inhibitors of a reverse transcriptase. They contain an eleven-member ring fused to a five-member ring, with methyl side groups on carbon 1,4 and 8, and isopropyl on position 12.
Origin
From Dolabella californica. Named in 1976 by Ireland, Faulkner, Finer, and Clardy.
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