Depsidone Explained

Depsidones (+ "depside" + "one") are chemical compounds that are sometimes found as secondary metabolites in lichens. They are esters that are both depsides and cyclic ethers. An example is norstictic acid.^[1]

Notes and References

1. 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.01.003 . Norstictic acid: Correlations between its physico-chemical characteristics and ecological preferences of lichens producing this depsidone . 2010 . Hauck . Markus . Jürgens . Sascha-René . Leuschner . Christoph . Environmental and Experimental Botany . 68 . 3 . 309–313 .