hopanoid

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Etymology[edit]

From Hopea (genus of plant from which the substance was originally derived), from J Hope (Scottish botanist).

Noun[edit]

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hopanoid (plural hopanoids)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of pentacyclic compounds, somewhat similar to steroids, that have various functions in prokaryotes

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