thumb|right|The chemical structure of salvinorin A

A furanolactone is a heterocyclic chemical compound that contains both lactone and furan rings in its chemical structure.

Examples include:

  • The salvinorins, including the hallucinogenic compound salvinorin A
  • Columbin, a bitter diterpenoid from Calumbae Radix
  • Limonoids such as limonin, nomilin, and nomilinic acid
  • Tinosporide, a diterpenoid originally isolated from Tinospora cordifolia

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