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Identifying Natural Products

Virtual Textbook: Practice Problems — Identifying Natural Product Classes, figure 1

From the group of compounds shown on the left, identify those that fit the following descriptions:

1. Which is a triglyceride? ...............

2. Which is a prostaglandin? ...............

3. Which is cholesterol (a steroid)? ........

4. Which is a sesquiterpene? ................

5. Which is stearic acid? ....................

6. Which is a phospholipid? ...............

7. Which are found in cell membranes? ....