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isoprene
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i·so·prene  (s-prn)
n.
A colorless volatile liquid, C5H8, used chiefly to make synthetic rubber.
[iso- + pr(opyl)ene.]
iso·prenoid (-prnoid) adj.
isoprene [ˈaɪsəʊˌpriːn]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless volatile liquid with a penetrating odour: used in making synthetic rubbers. Formula: CH2:CHC(CH3):CH2 Systematic name methylbuta-1,3-diene
[from iso- + pr(opyl) + -ene]
isoprene  (s-prn)
A colorless, volatile liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar and occurring naturally in many plants. It is used chiefly to make synthetic rubber. The isoprene in plants occurs in the chloroplasts and is used to build terpenes and other biologically important chemicals. Chemical formula: C5H8.


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The supply of initiator and monomer is regulated by the isoprenoid pathway (figure 2), with hydroxyl-methyl-glutaryl co-enzyme A reductase (HMGR) often being a rate limiting step.
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35] n-alkanes light removed 3 alkylcyclohexanes and alkylbenzenes removed, moderate isoalkanes (including isoprenoids) reduced 4 isoprenoids and methylnaphthalenes removed, moderate aromatics depleted in order of increasing molecular weight and alkyl substitution 5 [C.
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