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ballodiolic acid |
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- (4aR,5S,6R,8aR)-5-[5-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)pentyl]-5,6,8a-trimethyl-3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene-1-carboxylic acid
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| Definition: |
A diterpenoid that is 3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene-1-carboxylic acid substituted by methyl groups at positions 5, 6 and 8a and a 5-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)pentyl group at position 5 (the 4aR,5S,6R,8aR stereoisomer). It is isolated from the whole plant of Ballota limbata (Syn.Otostegia limbata) and acts as a lipoxygenase inhibitor.
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ChEBI
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EBI
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