An organic compound containing an ester group —OCO— as part of a ring.
〔化〕内酯
Example sentencesExamples
Standardized ginkgo formulas contain 24% flavonoids, and the substance, along with the other main component of ginkgo, terpene lactones, seems to keep red blood cells and platelets from forming clots.
The effects of kava-kava come from the synergistic mechanism of its root's active ingredients, resinous compounds called kava lactones.
Kava lactones are similar in chemical structure to a compound known as myristicin - found in nutmeg.
Macrodiols with different thermal characteristics were prepared using ring-opening polymerization of cyclic diesters or lactones with a low molecular weight diol as an initiator.
The polar head is a macrocyclic lactone ring containing nine amino acid residues, three of which have positive charges, whereas one has negative charge.
Definition of lactone in US English:
lactone
nounˈlaktōn
Chemistry
An organic compound containing an ester group —OCO— as part of a ring.
〔化〕内酯
Example sentencesExamples
The effects of kava-kava come from the synergistic mechanism of its root's active ingredients, resinous compounds called kava lactones.
Standardized ginkgo formulas contain 24% flavonoids, and the substance, along with the other main component of ginkgo, terpene lactones, seems to keep red blood cells and platelets from forming clots.
Macrodiols with different thermal characteristics were prepared using ring-opening polymerization of cyclic diesters or lactones with a low molecular weight diol as an initiator.
Kava lactones are similar in chemical structure to a compound known as myristicin - found in nutmeg.
The polar head is a macrocyclic lactone ring containing nine amino acid residues, three of which have positive charges, whereas one has negative charge.