Gammacerane Explained

Gammacerane is a pentacyclic triterpene compound with the formula C₃₀H₅₂ and five six-membered rings. Its derivatives include tetrahymanol（gammaceran-3β-ol）and so on. After millions of years of diagenesis, these derivatives became gammacerane can be used as biomarkers in petroleum to study the origin of petroleum.^[1]

See also

• Hopane

Notes and References

1. Ten Haven HL, Rohmer M, Rullkötter J, Bisseret P . November 1989 . Tetrahymanol, the most likely precursor of gammacerane, occurs ubiquitously in marine sediments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 53. 11. 3073–3079. 10.1016/0016-7037(89)90186-5 . 1989GeCoA..53.3073T.