Definition of santonin in English:

noun

• A toxic crystalline compound present in santonica and related plants, used as an anthelmintic.

  Chemical formula: C₁₅H₁₈O₃

  Example sentences

  • ‘Tenulin and helenalin were obtained from Helenium amarum, whereas santonin was commercially supplied (Sigma) and isoalantolactone was purified from helenin (Sigma) as in Dupuis et al..’
  • ‘However, we reported in a previous study that santonin, a eudesmanolide sesquiterpene lactone, exerts no effects on the differentiation of leukemia cells.’