Meanings
- uncountableAn O-methylated flavone found in various plants, including Alnus glutinosa, Notholaena bryopoda, and Asplenium normale.
Composition of Daphne genkwa. II. Constitution of a new flavone, genkwanin
1932, M Nakano, “Composition of Daphne genkwa. II. Constitution of a new flavone, genkwanin”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), title1 more example
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.
2015 July 16, “Anti-Proliferative Effect of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Extract on Human Melanoma A375 Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
After the species Daphne genkwa, where it was first discovered; with suffix -in.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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