Tetrahymanol
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Tetrahymanol is a gammacerane-type membrane lipid first found in the marine ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis.[1] It was later found in other ciliates, fungi, ferns, and bacteria.[2] After being deposited in sediments that compress into sedimentary rocks over millions of years, tetrahymanol is dehydroxylated into gammacerane.[2] Gammacerane has been interpreted as a proxy for ancient water column stratification.[3]
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Gammaceran-3β-ol | |
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(3S,4aR,6aR,6bR,8aS,12aS,12bR,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,9,9,12a,14b-Octamethyldocosahydropicen-3-ol | |
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C30H52O | |
Molar mass | 428.745 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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