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isoledene

isoledene noun: the sesquiterpene (1aR,4R,7R,7bS)-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1a,2,3,4,5,6,7,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[e]azulene.

Noun

isoledene (uncountable)

  1. The 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 of isoledene

From iso- + ledene.

Questions about isoledene

What does isoledene mean?
Isoledene means the sesquiterpene (1aR,4R,7R,7bS)-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1a,2,3,4,5,6,7,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[e]azulene.
What part of speech is isoledene?
Isoledene is a noun.

Words near isoledene in the dictionary

  1. isolectins
  2. isolectotype
  3. isolectotypes
  4. isolectrofocusing
  5. isolects
  6. isoledene
  7. isoleptospermone
  8. isolet
  9. isolets
  10. isolette
  11. isolettes

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