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Triterpenoids have been isolated from the lipids of the anaerobic, photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodomicrobium vannielii. These compounds constitute various hopanoids, including hydrocarbons, 22-, 29-and 3β-hydroxy, 3-keto-, C-3 and C-21 methyl-triterpenoids, as well as fernenes.
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Howard, D.L., Simoneit, B.R.T. & Chapman, D.J. Triterpenoids from lipids of Rhodomicrobium vanniellii . Arch. Microbiol. 137, 200–204 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414543
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