Tectorigenin is an
O-methylated isoflavone, a type of flavonoid. It can be isolated from leopard lily (''
Belamcanda chinensis''), in ''
Iris unguicularis'' or ''
Pueraria thunbergiana''.
Tectorigenin, an Isoflavone of Pueraria thunbergiana BENTH., Induces Differentiation and Apoptosis in Human Promyelocytic Leukemia HL-60 Cells. Lee Kyung-Tae, Sohn Il-Cheol, Kim Young-Kwan, Choi Jung-Hye, Choi Jong-Won, Park Hee-Juhn, Itoh Yoshie and Miyamoto Ken-ichi, 2001.
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Glycosides
Tectoridin is the 7-glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes.
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of tectorigenin.
References
O-methylated isoflavones
Resorcinols
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