Neoflavone

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A neoflavonoid derived from the 4-phenylcoumarin (or 4-aryl-coumarin) backbone (C₁₅H₁₂O₂).

    "The first neoflavone isolated from natural sources was calophyllolide from Calophyllum inophyllum seeds in 1951."

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"The first neoflavone isolated from natural sources was calophyllolide from Calophyllum inophyllum seeds in 1951."

Etymology

From neo- + flavone.

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