Pratensein is an O-methylated isoflavone, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in ''

Trifolium pratense ''Trifolium pratense'', the red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Description Red clov ...

'' (red clover) and can have effects for the prevention of

atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis in which the wall of the artery develops abnormalities, called lesions. These lesions may lead to narrowing due to the buildup of atheromatous plaque. At onset there are usually ...

.Characterization of the Isoflavone Pratensein as a Novel Transcriptional Up-Regulator of Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I in HepG2 Cells. Yang Yuan, JIiang Wei, Wang Li, Hang Zhong-Bing, Si Shu-Yi and Hong Bin, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 2009, vol. 32, no7, pp. 1289-1294
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O-methylated isoflavones Resorcinols {{aromatic-stub