A polyol with five hydroxy groups.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| bistris | A buffer substance useful for calibration of glass electrodes and for the preparation of the biochemical and biological buffer solutions; pKa = 6.46 at 25 degreeC. | bis-tris |
| cryptocaryol a | A member of the class of 2-pyranones that is 5,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-2-one substituted by a 2,4,6,8,10-pentahydroxypentacosyl group at position 6. It has been isolated from Cryptocarya species. | cryptocaryol A |
| eurycomanone | A quassinoid isolated from Eurycoma longifolia and has been shown to exhibit antineoplastic and antimalarial activties. | eurycomanone |
| grayanotoxin i | A tetracyclic diterpenoid that is grayanotoxane in which the pro-R hydrogen at position 14 is substituted by an acetoxy group and in which the 3beta-, 5-, 6beta-, 10-, and 16- positions are substituted by hydroxy groups. | grayanotoxin I |
| iopamidol | A benzenedicarboxamide compound having N-substituted carbamoyl groups at the 1- and 3-positions, iodo substituents at the 2-, 4- and 6-positions and a (2S)-2-hydroxypropanamido group at the 5-position. | iopamidol |
| oligomycin a | An oligomycin with formula C45H74011. An inhibitor of mitochondrial F1FO ATP synthase that induces apoptosis in a variety of cell types and exhibits antifungal, antitumour, and nematicidal activities, but its clinical application has been limited by poor solubility in water and other biocompatible solvents. | oligomycin A |