ginkgolide

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Noun

ginkgolide (plural ginkgolides)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of diterpenoid lactones found in Ginkgo.
   • 1998 May, M. F. McCarty, “Nitric oxide deficiency, leukocyte activation, and resultant ischemia are crucial to the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy/ neuropathy — preventive potential of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, chromium, ginkgolides, and pentoxifylline”, in Medical Hypotheses, volume 50, number 5, →DOI, page 440:

     Standardized extracts of ginkgo biloba contain at least 6% ginkgolides; these agents are very potent inhibitors of the PAF receptor (194).