| Iupacname | Gammacerane[1] |
|---|---|
| Systematicname | (4aS,6aR,6bR,8aS,12aS,12bR,14aR,14bS)-4,4,6a,6b,9,9,12a,14b-Octamethyldocosahydropicene |
Gammacerane is a pentacyclic triterpene compound with the formula C30H52 and five six-membered rings. Its derivatives include tetrahymanol（gammaceran-3β-ol）and so on. After millions of years of diagenesis, these derivatives became gammacerane can be used as biomarkers in petroleum to study the origin of petroleum.[2]
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References
- ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1535. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- ^ Ten Haven HL, Rohmer M, Rullkötter J, Bisseret P (November 1989). "Tetrahymanol, the most likely precursor of gammacerane, occurs ubiquitously in marine sediments". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 53 (11): 3073–3079. Bibcode:1989GeCoA..53.3073T. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(89)90186-5