Zeorin Explained

Zeorin is a triterpene with the molecular formula C₃₀H₅₂O₂ which occurs in many lichens.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Book: Abderhalden . Emil . Gerbstoffe, Flechtenstoffe, Saponine, Bitterstoffe, Terpene, Ätherische Öle, Harze, Kautschuk . 29 July 2013 . Springer-Verlag . 978-3-642-51316-9 . 56 . de.
• Ejiri . Hiroko . Zeorin from the Mycobiont of Anaptychia Hypoleuca . Phytochemistry . 1974 . 13 . 12 . 2871 . 10.1016/0031-9422(74)80260-8 . 1974PChem..13.2871E . en.
• Book: Zopf . Wilhelm . Die Flechtenstoffe . 18 May 2017 . BoD – Books on Demand . 978-9925-0-7804-2 . 55 . de.
• Huneck . Siegfried . Zur Struktur von Zeorin und Leucotylin . Chemische Berichte . March 1961 . 94 . 3 . 614–622 . 10.1002/cber.19610940307.
• Barton . D. H. R. . Mayo . P. de . Orr . J. C. . 454. Triterpenoids. Part XXIV. Further investigations on the constitution of zeorin . Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) . 1 January 1958 . 2239–2248 . 10.1039/JR9580002239 . en . 0368-1769.

Notes and References

1. Book: Fugmann . Burkhard . RÖMPP Lexikon Naturstoffe, 1. Auflage, 1997 . 14 May 2014 . Georg Thieme Verlag . 978-3-13-179291-4 . 704 . de.
2. Book: Sheard . J. W. . The Lichen Genus Rinodina (Ach.) Gray (Lecanoromycetidae, Physciaceae) in North America, North of Mexico . 2010 . NRC Research Press . 978-0-660-19941-2 . 14 . en.