isoprene /iso·prene/ (i´so-prēn) an unsaturated, branched chain, five-carbon hydrocarbon that is the molecular unit of the isoprenoid compounds. 
isoprene [i´so-prēn]
isoprene (īˑ·sō·prēn),
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Isoprene.
i·so·prene (  s -pr n )n. A colorless volatile hydrocarbon that is the naturally occurring basis of isoprenoids and that is used in the production of synthetic rubber. |
isoprene [i´so-prēn]
an unsaturated, branched-chain, five-carbon hydrocarbon that is the molecular unit of isoprenoid compounds.
isoprene (īˑ·sō·prēn),
n the fundamental unit of compounds known as terpenes. It has a molecular formula of C5H8 and can be described as aliphatic or acyclic. See also terpenes.
isoprene
hydrocarbon 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene; building block for many lipids including cholesterol, steroids and bile acids, the lipid-soluble vitamins, dolichol, coenzyme Q and many more terpenoid biomolecules.
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