Abietane
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Abietane is a diterpene
that forms the structural basis for a variety of natural chemical compounds such as abietic acid
, carnosic acid
, and ferruginol
which are collectively known as abietanes or abietane diterpenes.
Diterpene
Diterpenes are a type of terpenes composed of four isoprene units. They derive from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate. Diterpenes form the basis for biologically important compounds such as retinol, retinal, and phytol...
that forms the structural basis for a variety of natural chemical compounds such as abietic acid
Abietic acid
Abietic acid , an organic compound that occurs widely in trees. It is the primary component of resin acid, is the primary irritant in pine wood and resin, isolated from rosin and is the most abundant of several closely related organic acids that constitute most of rosin, the solid portion of the...
, carnosic acid
Carnosic acid
Carnosic acid is a natural benzenediol abietane diterpene found in rosemary and common sage . Dried leaves of rosemary or sage contain 1.5 to 2.5% carnosic acid....
, and ferruginol
Ferruginol
Ferruginol is a natural phenol and a meroterpene that has been isolated from the needles of the redwood Sequoia sempervirens...
which are collectively known as abietanes or abietane diterpenes.