Dear all, we wanted to name a novel Sesquiterpene Lactone that we've isolated from a plant from an Asteraceae family. Would any one please suggest specific nomenclature procedure to get this done?
Dear Nigatu Tuasha I just came across your very interesting technical question. In general you should adhere to the IUPAC rules for naming organic compounds as suggested by Khurshed Bozorov. In this context, please also have a look at the potentially useful answers which have been given to the following closely related RG question:
What is the systematic nomenclature of natural sesquiterpene lactone?
For more general information about sesquiterpene lactones please also see the following relevant reference:
Pharmacological Activity of Sesquiterpene Lactones
Article Pharmacological Activity of Sesquiterpene Lactones
This paper is freely available as public full text on RG and can be downloaded as pdf file.
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