triepoxide

English

Etymology

tri- +‎ epoxide

Noun

triepoxide (plural triepoxides)

1. (organic chemistry) Any compound that has three epoxide rings
   • 2015 November 11, “Triptolide Inhibited Cytotoxicity of Differentiated PC12 Cells Induced by Amyloid-Beta 25–35 via the Autophagy Pathway”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     As one kind of triepoxide lactone, triptolide (TP) is the major active compound in TWHF [30 ], which has been shown to have a broad spectrum of biological profiles including anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-fertility, anti-tumor activity, neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects [26 ].

See also

• triptolide