Elephantopin Explained

Elephantopin is a natural chemical compound extracted from the Elephantopus elatus plant of the genus Elephantopus, family Compositae. It is a sesquiterpene lactone with a germacranolide skeleton, containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group.^[1]

Notes and References

1. 10.1021/ja00967a056 . Kupchan, S. Morris . Aynehchi, Y. . Cassady, John M. . McPhail, A. T. . Sim, G. A. . Shnoes, H. K. . Burlingame, A. L. . The isolation and structural elucidation of 2 novel sesquiterpenoid tumor inhibitors from Elephantopus elatus . . 1966 . 88 . 15 . 3674–3676.