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| Description: The five carbons of isoprene could be derived metabolically from three molecules of acetate, and the prediction that cholesterol was a product of the cyclization of the linear hydrocarbon squalene. Squalene contains six isoprene units (delineated by red marks on the structures below), and its configuration makes it a plausible steroid precursor. Picture Stats: Views: 102 Filesize: 18.95kB Height: 200 Width: 1078 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=34673 |