Iridoids are monoterpenic derivatives, formed by 10 carbon atoms and a lactone ring (a 5-membered ring joined to a six-membered one closed by an oxygen atom). Iridoids with one of the two open rings are called secoiridoids.
Valerian
Gentian
Harpagophyte
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