https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.T06278
Hydrocarbons
of biological origin having carbon skeletons formally derived from isoprene [CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2]. This class is subdivided into the C5 hemiterpenes, C10 monoterpenes, C15 sesquiterpenes, C20 diterpenes, C25 sesterterpenes, C30 triterpenes, C40 tetraterpenes (carotenoids
) and C5n polyterpenes.See also:
carotenes
, carotenoids
, isoprenoids
, prenols
, retinoids
, steroids
, terpenoids