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Review
. 2004 Feb;65(3):261-91.
doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2003.11.014.

On the origins of triterpenoid skeletal diversity

Ran Xu  1 , Gia C Fazio, Seiichi P T Matsuda
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Review

On the origins of triterpenoid skeletal diversity

Ran Xu et al. Phytochemistry. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

The triterpenoids are a large group of natural products derived from C(30) precursors. Nearly 200 different triterpene skeletons are known from natural sources or enzymatic reactions that are structurally consistent with being cyclization products of squalene, oxidosqualene, or bis-oxidosqualene. This review categorizes each of these structures and provides mechanisms for their formation.

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