Lactonic
[lak-tohn] /ˈlæk toʊn/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
/ˈlæktəʊn/
noun
1.
any of a class of organic compounds formed from hydroxy acids and containing the group -C(CO)OC-, where the carbon atoms are part of a ring
lactone lac·tone (lāk’tōn’)
n.
An anhydride formed by the removal of a water molecule from the hydroxyl and carboxyl radicals of hydroxy acids.
lac·ton’ic (-tŏn’ĭk) adj.
lactone
(lāk’tōn’)
Any of various organic esters derived from organic acids by removal of water. Lactones are formed when the carboxyl (COOH) group of the acid reacts with a hydroxyl (OH) group in the same acid, releasing water and causing the carbon atom to join to the hydroxyl’s remaining oxygen atom, forming a ring. Vitamin C, the antibiotic erythromycin, and many commercially important substances are lactones.
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