Zeorin is a
triterpene
Triterpenes are a class of terpenes composed of six isoprene units with the molecular formula C30H48; they may also be thought of as consisting of three terpene units. Animals, plants and fungi all produce triterpenes, including squalene, the pre ...
with the molecular formula C
30H
52O
2 which occurs in many
lichens
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
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Lichen products
Pentacyclic compounds
Diols
Zeorin
Secondary alcohols
Tertiary alcohols
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