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On the origins of triterpenoid skeletal diversity
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Abstract
The triterpenoids are a large group of natural products derived from C(30) precursors.
Nearly 200 different triterpene skeletons are known from natural sources or enzymatic
reactions that are structurally consistent with being cyclization products of squalene,
oxidosqualene, or bis-oxidosqualene. This review categorizes each of these structures
and provides mechanisms for their formation.