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hopanoid

Hopanoid vs Hopane - What's the difference?

hopanoid | hopane |

Hopane is a derived term of hopanoid.



As nouns the difference between hopanoid and hopane

is that hopanoid is any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes while hopane is a hopanoid hydrocarbon.