isoledene

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noun

The sesquiterpene (1aR,4R,7R,7bS)-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1a,2,3,4,5,6,7,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[e]azulene

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Meanings

nounisoledene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe sesquiterpene (1aR,4R,7R,7bS)-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1a,2,3,4,5,6,7,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[e]azulene

    All the major terpenes (pinene, limonene, caryophyllene, chamigrene, gurjunene, selinene, and isoledene) produced from the functional TPSs were detected in the VOC profiles of the four endophytes grown on potato dextrose.

    2016 February 18, “Rapid Discovery and Functional Characterization of Terpene Synthases from Four Endophytic Xylariaceae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From iso- + ledene.

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Chicago

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