Lepidolide
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Lepidolide is a chemical compound
with formula — specifically, a terpenoid
with the cucurbitane
skeleton — isolated from the fruiting bodies of the mushroom Russula lepida (23 mg/7 kg). It is a pale yellow oil, soluble in chloroform
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Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
with formula — specifically, a terpenoid
Terpenoid
The terpenoids , sometimes called isoprenoids, are a large and diverse class of naturally occurring organic chemicals similar to terpenes, derived from five-carbon isoprene units assembled and modified in thousands of ways. Most are multicyclic structures that differ from one another not only in...
with the cucurbitane
Cucurbitane
Cucurbitane is a chemical compound with formula . It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically a triterpene. It is an isomer of lanostane , from which it differs by the formal shift of a methyl group from the 10 to the 9β position in the standard steroid numbering scheme.The name is applied to...
skeleton — isolated from the fruiting bodies of the mushroom Russula lepida (23 mg/7 kg). It is a pale yellow oil, soluble in chloroform
Chloroform
Chloroform is an organic compound with formula CHCl3. It is one of the four chloromethanes. The colorless, sweet-smelling, dense liquid is a trihalomethane, and is considered somewhat hazardous...
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