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Lactone vs Parthenolide - What's the difference?

lactone | parthenolide |

As nouns the difference between lactone and parthenolide

is that lactone is (organic chemistry) a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while parthenolide is (organic compound) a sesquiterpene lactone which occurs naturally in the plant feverfew (tanacetum parthenium ); used for the relief of migraine.

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

    parthenolide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia parthenolide) (-)
  • (organic compound) A sesquiterpene lactone which occurs naturally in the plant feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium ); used for the relief of migraine