polyterpene

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Polyterpenes are natural or synthetic polymers formed from terpene hydrocarbons, with the general formula (C₅H₈)_x. They are built from isoprene units, which are five-carbon hydrocarbons. These compounds are widely found in plants and animals.12

Examples of polyterpenes include rubber hydrocarbon and thermoplastic resins derived from turpentine. These resins are used in adhesives and rubber goods. Polyterpenes can consist of thousands of isoprene units linked together in a long chain.12

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isoprenoid
Polyterpenes
Rubber, which occurs in the latex of the rubber tree, is a polyterpene hydrocarbon, (C₅H₈)_n, in which n is 4,000–5,000. Chemical degradation by oxidation and X-ray diffraction studies have revealed a repeating unit in rubber. Division into isoprene units is
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Rubber, which occurs in the latex of the rubber tree, is a polyterpene hydrocarbon, (C₅H₈)_n, in which n is 4,000–5,000. Chemical degradation by oxidation and X-ray diffraction studies have revealed a repeating unit in rubber. Division into isoprene units is
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isoprenoid
Structural classification of isoprenoids
polyterpenes, (C₅H₈)_n. Many of the isoprenoids possess carbon skeletons that may be regarded as built up from isoprene units linked “head to tail”; that is, carbon atom 1 of one unit is bonded to carbon atom 4 of the next unit.
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polyterpenes, (C₅H₈)_n. Many of the isoprenoids possess carbon skeletons that may be regarded as built up from isoprene units linked “head to tail”; that is, carbon atom 1 of one unit is bonded to carbon atom 4 of the next unit.
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