myrcene

chemical compound

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alkenes

  • structures of common hydrocarbon compounds
    In hydrocarbon: Natural occurrence

    ) Myrcene and limonene, for example, are alkenes found in bayberry and lime oil, respectively. Oil of turpentine, obtained by distilling the exudate from pine trees, is a mixture of hydrocarbons rich in α-

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isoprenoids

  • camphor laurel
    In isoprenoid: Structural classification of isoprenoids

    …classification is exemplified by β-myrcene, an acyclic monoterpene; limonene, a monocyclic monoterpene; α-pinene, a bicyclic monoterpene; and vitamin A, an oxygenated monocyclic diterpene. The dotted lines in the structural formulas indicate the division of the carbon skeletons into isoprene units.

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