Grayanotoxins: Chemistry, Structure, and the Toxic Legacy of Ericaceae Plants
Grayanotoxins are a class of diterpenoid polyols — naturally occurring organic compounds characterised by a tetracyclic diterpene carbon skeleton bearing multiple hydroxyl groups. They belong to the broader family of grayanoid diterpenoids found exclusively within the plant family Ericaceae, which includes rhododendrons, azaleas, pieris, leucothoe, and related genera. The defining structural feature of grayanotoxins is […]
