THC Science

Stemarene
Names
	IUPAC name 13-Methyl-9,12β-ethano-9β-podocarp-13-ene
	Systematic IUPAC name (4aS,6aS,9R,11aR,11bS)-4,4,8,11b-Tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,9,10,11,11b-dodecahydro-9,11a-methanocyclohepta[a]naphthalene
	Other names (+)-Stemar-13-ene
Identifiers
CAS Number	138883-56-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
Beilstein Reference	5334696
ChEBI	CHEBI:50069;
ChemSpider	21865699;
KEGG	C18223;
PubChem CID	15161496;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H32/c1-14-12-16-6-7-17-18(2,3)9-5-10-19(17,4)20(16)11-8-15(14)13-20/h12,15-17H,5-11,13H2,1-4H3/t15-,16+,17+,19+,20-/m1/s1 Key: MCRAOCBPZAIHJQ-QBYKVAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C20H32/c1-14-12-16-6-7-17-18(2,3)9-5-10-19(17,4)20(16)11-8-15(14)13-20/h12,15-17H,5-11,13H2,1-4H3/t15-,16+,17+,19+,20-/m1/s1 Key: MCRAOCBPZAIHJQ-QBYKVAOYBI;
	SMILES CC1=CC2CCC3C(CCCC3(C24CCC1C4)C)(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H32
Molar mass	272.476 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Stemarene is a diterpene hydrocarbon can be produced biosynthetically through enzyme extracts from rice.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Mohan, Ram S.; Yee, Nathan K.N.; Coates, Robert M.; Ren, Yue-Ying; Stamenkovic, Predrag; Mendez, Irena; West, Charles A. (1996). "Biosynthesis of Cyclic Diterpene Hydrocarbons in Rice Cell Suspensions: Conversion of 9,10-syn-Labda-8(17),13-dienyl Diphosphate to 9β-Pimara-7,15-diene and Stemar-13-ene". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 330 (1): 33–47. doi:10.1006/abbi.1996.0223. PMID 8651702.