________ are bound together enzymatically via an iterative process in the construction of big molecules, and then changed by following precise enzyme- catalyzed reactions.
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Proton transfers
________ are the only ones covered by the Brnsted- Lowry definitions.
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essential oils
The terpenes you are most likely familiar with, at least by odor, are components of so- called ________ derived by steam distillation or ether extraction of various plant parts.
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isoprene units
Head- to- tail bonds between ________ are far more abundant in nature than head- to- head or tail- to- tail connections.
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double bond
The ________ in norbornene does not have a bridgehead carbon, whereas the ________ in the other picture has.
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significant strain
Because the alkene can not be planar while the rest of the carbons in the bicyclic system span the rings, this double bond configuration causes ________.
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Terpene research
________ reveals the incredible diversity that nature can create from a simple carbon skeleton.
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chiral core
Even though it lacks a(n) ________, the trans isomer is chiral.
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molecular logic
Terpenes also demonstrate a key feature of biological systems '________.
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carbon atoms
The ________ in myrcene and geraniol are cross- linked to form cyclic structures in the last four terpenes of the image attached.
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Essential oils
________ include the low- molecular- weight compounds that are responsible for the distinctive plant aromas.
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