Terpene
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Terpenes are a large and diverse class of natural products with the general formula n, where n ≥ 2. They serve as crucial biosynthetic building blocks in many organisms, particularly plants. Comprisin
Many terpenes are derived commercially from conifer resins, such as those made by this pine.
Second- or third-instar caterpillars of Genus Papilio butterflies, like this Papilio glaucus, emit terpenes from their osmeterium.
Natural product
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A natural product is a natural compound or substance produced by a living organism—that is, found in nature. In the broadest sense, natural products include any substance produced by life. Natural pro
The opioid analgesic drug morphine is a natural product derived from the plant Papaver somniferum
The analgesic drug ω-conotoxin (ziconotide) is a natural product derived from the sea snail Conus magus.
Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794)
Friedrich Wöhler (1800–1882)