16-Hydroxytriptolide is a diterpenoid triepoxide naturally isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii plant. This compound showed definite antiinflammatory action, strong immunosuppressive and antifertility activities.
ChEBI: 16-hydroxytriptolide is a tetracyclic diterpenoid with formula C20H24O7, originally isolated from the roots and leaves of Tripterygium wilfordii. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a rat metabolite and a xenobiotic metabolite. It is a gamma-lactone, an epoxide, a secondary alcohol, a tetracyclic diterpenoid, a primary alcohol and a diol.
