Distribution of Diterpenoids

Diterpenoid의 분포

Diterpenoids contain only 20 carbon atoms, and the plants that have been examined for diterpenoids are less numerous. However, a greater variety of the possible cyclization and oxidation patterns has been observed in the diterpenoids. Thus the list of known structures is large. The diterpenoids have often been found in two antipodal forms. Our present state of knowledge does not allow us to draw any conclusions from the distributions of these configurations.