# Meroterpene

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A **meroterpene** (or **meroterpenoid**) is a chemical compound having a partial [terpenoid](/source/Terpenoid) structure.

## Examples

### Terpenophenolics

Terpenophenolics are compounds that are part terpenes, part [natural phenols](/source/Natural_phenol).

Plants in the genus *[Humulus](/source/Humulus)* and *[Cannabis](/source/Cannabis)* produce terpenophenolic metabolites, such as [humulone](/source/Humulone) and [tetrahydrocannabinol](/source/Tetrahydrocannabinol) respectively.[1] Other examples of terpenophenolics from plants include [bakuchiol](/source/Bakuchiol) and [lapachol](/source/Lapachol).

The antibiotic [marinone](/source/Marinone) produced by marine [bacteria](/source/Bacteria) is another example.[citation needed]

Terpenophenolics can also be isolated from animals. The terpenophenolics [methoxyconidiol](/source/Methoxyconidiol), [epiconicol](/source/Epiconicol) and [didehydroconicol](/source/Didehydroconicol), isolated from the [ascidian](/source/Ascidian) *[Aplidium](/source/Aplidium) aff. [densum](/source/Aplidium_densum)*, show antiproliferative activity.[2]

## References

1. Page, J. E. & Nagel, J. (2006). "Chapter eight Biosynthesis of terpenophenolic metabolites in hop and cannabis". *Integrative Plant Biochemistry*. Vol. 40. Recent Advances in Phytochemistry. p. 179. [doi:10.1016/S0079-9920(06)80042-0](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0079-9920(06)80042-0). ISBN 9780080451251.

1. Simon-Levert, A.; Menniti, C.; Soulère, L.; Genevière, A. M.; Barthomeuf, C.; Banaigs, B.; Witczak, A. (2010). "Marine Natural Meroterpenes: Synthesis and Antiproliferative Activity". *Marine Drugs*. **8** (2): 347–358. [doi:10.3390/md8020347](https://doi.org/10.3390/md8020347). [PMC 2852842](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852842). [PMID 20390109](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20390109)

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