Q13 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2012

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2012 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Natural Products – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The biosynthetic precursor of cadinene is: Question structure, ABC26OR0079 Cadinene
(a)shikimic acid
(b)mevalonic acid
(c)arachidonic acid
(d)prephenic acid.
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Cadinene is a sesquiterpene (C₁₅), built from isoprene units that come from mevalonic acid.

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