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diterpene
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di·ter·pene (d-tûrpn)
n.
Any of a class of terpenes containing 20 carbon atoms and 4 branched methyl groups.

diterpene
highly irritant plant diterpenoid esters, e.g. daphnane, tigliane, ingemane.


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Its diterpenoids lower the risk of blood clot formation and, hence, increase bleeding time.
Materials is arranged in chapters on alkaloids and nitrogen compounds, coumarins; flavonoids; monoterpenoids, diterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids; phenolics, lignans, neolignans and tannins; quinones; quassinoids; triterpenes; xanthones; and miscellaneous.
chartarum describes a variety of secondary metabolites including trichothecenes, triprenylated phenols, and a new class of diterpenoids called "atranones" produced by the fungus (Jarvis 2003).
 
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