phytocassane
phytocassane
Any member of a group of tricyclic diterpenoids isolated from <em>Magneporthe grisea</em>-infected rice leaves or <em>Rhizoctonia solani</em>-infected rice stems. They were initially identified as cassane diterpenoids, but were subsequently found to have the enantiomeric (<em>ent</em>-cassane) configuration.