Sesquiterpenoids

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010779",
  "term": "Sesquiterpenoids",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Terpenoids with a 15-carbon skeleton built from three isoprene units, formed biosynthetically from farnesyl pyrophosphate, and including cyclic and acyclic structures. The parent hydrocarbons, the sesquiterpenes, are C15H24, but the class also covers oxygenated and rearranged derivatives. Farnesol is C15H26O and artemisinin is C15H22O5, so the formula of a sesquiterpenoid varies with its oxidation level.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "terpenoids"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1365 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/sesquiterpenoids/"
}