Resorcylic acid lactone

Resorcylic acid lactones are a group of estrogenic compounds. They are lactones of resorcylic acid. Examples include the mycoestrogens (and synthetic analogues) zearalanone, zearalenol (α and β), zearalenone, and zeranol (zearalanol) (α and β).

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