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Sesquiterpenes from Cupressus macrocarpa foliage
Cool, Laurence G.
, p. 249 - 260 (2005)
Ten sesquiterpenes, many with unusual carbon skeletons, were identified in foliage of Cupressus macrocarpa. These are (-)-10-epi-β-acoradiene; ent-widdra-2,4(14)-diene; (E)-iso-γ-bisabolene, i.e., (4E)-4-(1,5- dimethylhex-5-enylidene)-1-methylcyclohexene; (-)-cumacrene, i.e., (4S)-4-[(1R,2S)-2-isopropenyl-1-methylcyclobutyl]-1-methylcyclohexene; (-)-α-chamipinene, i.e., (1S,6S,7S)-2,2,6,8-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1. 01,6]undec-8-ene; and five sesquiterpenes with a 3,3,4′- trimethyl-1,1′-bi(cyclohexyl) skeleton for which the trivial name macrocarpane is proposed. The possible single-enzyme biogenesis of these sesquiterpenes is discussed.
