Morelloflavone, an isolate of ''
Garcinia dulcis'', belongs to the family of
biflavonoid Biflavonoids are a type of flavonoids with the general formula scheme (C6-C3-C6)2.
Examples
* Amentoflavone (bis-apigenin coupled at 8 and 3' positions)
* Lophirone L and lophirone M found in ''Lophira alata''
* Sulcatone A, a naturally occurr ...
s and is an inhibitor of
HMG-CoA reductase
HMG-CoA reductase (3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase, official symbol HMGCR) is the rate-limiting enzyme (NADH-dependent, ; NADPH-dependent, ) of the mevalonate pathway, the metabolic pathway that produces cholesterol and other ...
.
References
Flavonoids
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