isoprene |
polyisoprenoid |
As nouns the difference between isoprene and polyisoprenoid
is that
isoprene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon, C
5H
8, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes while
polyisoprenoid is any isoprenoid having many isoprene units.
isoprenoid |
polyisoprenoid |
In organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between isoprenoid and polyisoprenoid
is that
isoprenoid is (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from one or more isoprene unit while
polyisoprenoid is (organic chemistry) any isoprenoid having many isoprene units.
As nouns the difference between isoprenoid and polyisoprenoid
is that
isoprenoid is (organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from one or more isoprene unit while
polyisoprenoid is (organic chemistry) any isoprenoid having many isoprene units.
polyisoprenoid |
didemnaketal |
As nouns the difference between polyisoprenoid and didemnaketal
is that
polyisoprenoid is (organic chemistry) any isoprenoid having many isoprene units while
didemnaketal is (biochemistry) any of a family of polyisoprenoid ketals which are inhibitors of an hiv protease.