Dihydroisoalantolactone

Dihydroisoalantolactone is found in herbs and spices. Dihydroisoalantolactone is isolated from roots of Inula helenium (elecampane) . This compound Aliphatic heteropolycyclic, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as eudesmanolides, secoeudesmanolides, and derivatives. These are terpenoids with a structure based on the eudesmanolide (a 3,5a,9-trimethyl-naphtho[1,2-b]furan-2-one derivative) or secoeudesmanolide (a 3,6-dimethyl-5- (pentan-2-yl) -1-benzofuran-2-one derivative) skeleton.