Hopane is a natural chemical compound classified as a triterpene. It forms the central core of a variety of other chemical compounds which are collectively known as hopanoids. The first compound of the hopane family to be isolated and characterised was hydroxyhopanone, found in dammar resin.[3] The name derives from Hopea, a tree genus from which dammar is obtained.[4]

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  1. ^ "Hopane". IUPAC Recommendations 1999, Revised Section F: Natural Products and Related Compounds. 1999. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1536. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  3. ^ Mills J.S.; Werner A.E.A. (1955). "The Chemistry of Dammar Resin". Journal of the Chemical Society: 3132–40. doi:10.1039/jr9550003132.
  4. ^ Pauzi Zakaria, Mohamad; Suratman, Suhaimi; Sayzwani Sukri, Nor; Vaezzadeh, Vahab; Wei Bong, Chu (2017). "APPLICATION OF PENTACYCLIC TRITERPANES AS A BIOMARKER IN IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF OIL POLLUTION IN THE EAST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA". Perintis. 7 (2): 95–110.