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Diterpene vs Atisane - What's the difference?

diterpene | atisane |

As nouns the difference between diterpene and atisane

is that diterpene is any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin while atisane is a particular polycyclic diterpene whose structure is the model for many biologically active compounds.

diterpene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin

    • Coordinate terms

    * hemiterpene * monoterpene * sesquiterpene * sesterterpene * triterpene * tetraterpene * polyterpene

    Hypernyms

    * terpene * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    * abietic acid * agelasimine * andrographolide * aphidicolin * cafestol * ferruginol * forskolin * gibberellin * kahweol * labdane * lagochiline * phorbol * quassin * sclarene * stemarene * vitamin A

    atisane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A particular polycyclic diterpene whose structure is the model for many biologically active compounds

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