genkwanin

English

Etymology

After the species Daphne genkwa, where it was first discovered; with suffix -in.

Noun

genkwanin (uncountable)

1. An O-methylated flavone found in various plants, including Alnus glutinosa, Notholaena bryopoda, and Asplenium normale.
   • 1932, M Nakano, “Composition of Daphne genkwa. II. Constitution of a new flavone, genkwanin”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), title:

     Composition of Daphne genkwa. II. Constitution of a new flavone, genkwanin

   • 2015 July 16, “Anti-Proliferative Effect of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Extract on Human Melanoma A375 Cells”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The phenolic diterpenes carnosol and carnosic acid and the phenolic acid rosmarinic acid are the main antioxidant components, while a number of flavonoids are usually also present, among which scutellarin, luteolin, genkwanin and kaempferol are major constituents.