Meanings
nounscutellarin (uncountable)
- uncountableA flavone found in Scutellaria species.
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
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