A meroterpene (or merterpenoid) is a chemical compound having a partial
terpenoid structure.
Examples
Terpenophenolics
Terpenophenolics are compounds that are part terpenes, part
natural phenol
In biochemistry, naturally occurring phenols are natural products containing at least one phenol functional group. Phenolic compounds are produced by plants and microorganisms. Organisms sometimes synthesize phenolic compounds in response to eco ...
s. Plants in the genus ''
Humulus'' and ''
Cannabis'' produce terpenophenolic metabolites. Examples of terpenophenolics are:
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Bakuchiol
Bakuchiol is a meroterpene (a chemical compound having a partial terpenoid structure) in the class terpenophenol.
It was first isolated in 1966 by Mehta et al. from Psoralea corylifolia seed and was called Bakuchiol based on the Sanskrit name of ...
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Ferruginol
Ferruginol is a natural phenol with a terpenoid substructure. Specifically, it is a diterpene of the abietane chemical class, meaning it is characterized by three fused six-membered rings and alkyl functional groups. Ferruginol was first identifie ...
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Mutisianthol
Mutisianthol is a sesquiterpene
Sesquiterpenes are a class of terpenes that consist of three isoprene units and often have the molecular formula C15H24. Like monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes may be cyclic or contain rings, including many unique com ...
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Totarol
Terpenophenolics can also be isolated from animals. The terpenophenolics
methoxyconidiol,
epiconicol and
didehydroconicol, isolated from the ascidian ''
Aplidium aff.
densum'', show antiproliferative activity.
References
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