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Lactone vs Guaianolide - What's the difference?

lactone | guaianolide |

As nouns the difference between lactone and guaianolide

is that lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while guaianolide is any of a group of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from various composite plants of the family Asteraceae

lactone

English

(wikipedia lactone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

    • Usage notes

    * Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. ?- 3-membered, ?- 4-membered

    guaianolide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of a group of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from various composite plants of the family Asteraceae