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A meroterpene (or meroterpenoid) is a chemical compound having a partial terpenoid structure.
Examples
[edit]Terpenophenolics
[edit]Terpenophenolics are compounds that are part terpenes, part natural phenols.
Plants in the genus Humulus and Cannabis produce terpenophenolic metabolites, such as humulone and tetrahydrocannabinol respectively.[1] Other examples of terpenophenolics from plants include bakuchiol and lapachol.
The antibiotic marinone produced by marine bacteria is another example.[citation needed]
Terpenophenolics can also be isolated from animals. The terpenophenolics methoxyconidiol, epiconicol and didehydroconicol, isolated from the ascidian Aplidium aff. densum, show antiproliferative activity.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Page, J. E.; Nagel, J. (2006). "Chapter eight Biosynthesis of terpenophenolic metabolites in hop and cannabis". Integrative Plant Biochemistry. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry. Vol. 40. p. 179. doi:10.1016/S0079-9920(06)80042-0. ISBN 9780080451251.
- ↑ Simon-Levert, A.; Menniti, C.; Soulère, L.; Genevière, A. M.; Barthomeuf, C.; Banaigs, B.; Witczak, A. (2010). "Marine Natural Meroterpenes: Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity". Marine Drugs. 8 (2): 347–358. doi:10.3390/md8020347. PMC 2852842. PMID 20390109.
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