Hopane Explained

Hopane is a natural chemical compound classified as a triterpene. It forms the central core of a variety of other chemical compounds which are collectively known as hopanoids. The first compound of the hopane family to be isolated and characterised was hydroxyhopanone, found in dammar resin.[1] The name derives from Hopea, a tree genus from which dammar is obtained.[2]

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  1. Mills J.S. . Werner A.E.A. . The Chemistry of Dammar Resin . Journal of the Chemical Society . 3132–40 . 1955. 10.1039/jr9550003132 .
  2. Mohamad . Pauzi Zakaria . Suhaimi . Suratman . Nor . Sayzwani Sukri . Vahab . Vaezzadeh . Chu . Wei Bong . APPLICATION OF PENTACYCLIC TRITERPANES AS A BIOMARKER IN IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE EAST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA . Perintis . 2017 . 7 . 2 . 95–110.

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