Celgosivir is a 6-0-butanoyl ester derivative of castanospermin, a compound derived from the Australian chestnut with activity against hepatitis C virus.
Their complexions, a light coppery compound derived from their parents, were identical.
Ecdysone is a steroid compound derived from cholesterol.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber said recently that it would begin making tires containing a starchy filler compound derived from corn.
Cellulose acetate, synthetic compound derived from the acetylation of the plant substance cellulose.
The researchers found that while the leaves emit several chemicals, cis-jasmone, a jasmine-scented compound derived from a plant hormone, is far and away the most potent attractant, even though it is produced in very small amounts.
Water and a polymer (nylon-6,6) are formed when an organic acid and an amine (a compound derived from ammonia) combine.
There he helped the company synthesize and develop the pesticide Zectran and experimented with the molecular structure of mescaline, a hallucinogenic compound derived from the peyote cactus.
The repeating unit of chitin, a component of the outer skeleton of arthropods is N-acetyl-d-glucosamine, a compound derived from glucose; shells of arthropods such as crabs and lobsters contain about 20 percent chitin.
But what is used frequently in New York City, and by departments around the country, is pepper spray, a chemical compound derived from hot peppers but delivered in high doses.
The biosynthesis of these amino acids, however, starts with a compound derived from pyruvate and an intermediate compound of the metabolism of pentose (a general name for sugars with five carbon atoms).
