TERPENOIDS Flashcards
mostly _____________extraction is employed to extract phenolic compounds
water
terpenoids are produced in what pathways?
mevalonic acid pathway
methyl erythritol phosphate pathway
_____________are the largest class of secondary metabolites.
Terpenoids or terpenes
The word “terpene” comes from ___________, the yellow to brown thick oleoresin which is obtained as an exudate from the terebinth tree (Pistacia terebinthus)
turpentine
Terpenes are historically, culturally and economically important:
✓ oleoresins
✓ distillates
✓ essential oils and perfumes
✓ drugs and steroids
terpenes vs terpenoids
terpenes pertains to the hydrocarbon part
terpenoid contains oxygen
terpenoids are mostly insoluble in water. true or false
true
____________formulated by Leopold Ruzicka.
Isoprene rule
_________represents the basic skeletal structure of the C5 unit
Isoprene
The most prolific producer of isoprene-type polymers is the ____________
rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis.
the name of the reaction in producing limonene or condensing 2 isoprene units
diels-alder reaction
Class of terpenoids
C5
C10
C15
C20
C25
C30
C40
hemiterpenes
monoterpenes
sesquiterpenes
diterpenes
sesterterpenes
triterpenes
tetraterpenes
___________ is the C5 precursor of all terpenoids
also known as pyrophosphate
Isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP)
The ___________ operates in the cytoplasm and is responsible for the smaller terpenes and the phytosterols (sesquiterpenes and polyterpenes)
mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway
The _________________ operates in plastids and is responsible for the chloroplast terpenes (monoterpenoids, diterpenoids, and tetraterpenoids)
methyl erythritol phosphate
(MEP) pathway