Synonym | (1S,2S,5S,8R,9S,10S,11R,15S)-9,10,15,18-tetrahydroxy-12,12-dimethyl-6-methylidene-17-oxapentacyclo[7.6.2.15,8.01,11.02,8]octadecan-7-one; Isodonol, Rubescenin |
Biochem/Physiol
Actions | Oridonin is an organic heteropentacyclic compound and ent-kaurane diterpenoid with formula C20H28O6 isolated from the leaves of the medicinal herb Rabdosia rubescens. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an angiogenesis inhibitor, an apoptosis inducer, an anti-asthmatic agent, a plant metabolite and an antibacterial agent. It is an organic heteropentacyclic compound, an enone, a cyclic hemiketal, a secondary alcohol and an ent-kaurane diterpenoid. |