loading...| Preferred Name | Terpene Compound | |
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Terpene Compound Terpenes terpene |
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| Definitions |
The class of compound known as terpenes comprise of essential oils, flavours and fragrances. The extraction and synthesis of compounds such as these is the basis for the perfumery industry. They find a variety of uses in the food and pharmaceutical industry as flavour and odour improvers |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C860 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A type of strong-smelling chemical substance found in some plants, especially trees that have cones. Terpenes are found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants). |
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:35186 |
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| code |
C860 |
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| DEFINITION |
The class of compound known as terpenes comprise of essential oils, flavours and fragrances. The extraction and synthesis of compounds such as these is the basis for the perfumery industry. They find a variety of uses in the food and pharmaceutical industry as flavour and odour improvers |
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| FULL_SYN |
Terpene Compound Terpenes terpene |
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| label |
Terpene Compound |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Terpene_Compound |
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| Preferred_Name |
Terpene Compound |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C860 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Organic Chemical |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0039561 |
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| subClassOf |