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Triterpenes are terpenes consisting of six isoprene units and have the molecular formula C₃₀H₄₈.

The pentacyclic triterpenes can be classified into lupane, oleanane or ursane groups.^[1]

A notable pentacyclic triterpene is Boswellic acid.

Animal- and plant-derived triterpenes exist, such as:

squalene
ambrein (a tricyclic triterpene alcohol)
ganoderic acid (quad cyclic)

Triterpenoids are thought of as modified triterpenes, such as lanosterol.

References

^ Laszczyk, Melanie (2009). "Pentacyclic Triterpenes of the Lupane, Oleanane and Ursane Group as Tools in Cancer Therapy". Planta Medica. 75 (15): 1549–60. doi:10.1055/s-0029-1186102. PMID 19742422.

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