ent-Kaurane is an anti-inflammatory found in plants that inhibits various human neutrophil functions. Human neutrophils are important in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and other inflammatory diseases.
Definition
ChEBI: Ent-kaurane is a diterpene. It is an enantiomer of a kaurane.
