Lactones: Classification, synthesis, biological activities, and industrial applications

• Published in: Tetrahedron Vol. 84; p. 132001
• Main Authors: Sartori, Suélen Karine, Diaz, Marisa Alves Nogueira, Diaz-Muñoz, Gaspar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 26.03.2021
• Subjects: 5,6-Dihydropyran-2-one; Bioactivity; Butenolide; Lactone family; Macrolactone; Bioactivity; Lactone family; 5,6-Dihydropyran-2-one; Butenolide; Macrolactone

This review summarizes the current knowledge on lactones, a class of biologically active natural products isolated from a wide range of living organisms. Butenolide, 5,6-dihydropyran-2-one, and sesquiterpene lactones display an impressive variety of bioactivities and are the most abundant in nature....