Mesh term Lactones
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Description
Cyclic esters of hydroxy carboxylic acids, containing a 1-oxacycloalkan-2-one structure. Large cyclic lactones of over a dozen atoms are MACROLIDES.Browse to child terms:
4-Butyrolactone
Acetogenins
Acyl-Butyrolactones
Dehydroascorbic Acid
Macrolides
Picrotoxin
Polyketides
Propiolactone
Spironolactone
Venturicidins
Zearalenone
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