FLAVONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flavone mean? 

• FLAVONE (noun)
  The noun FLAVONE has 1 sense:

1. a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments

  Familiarity information: FLAVONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLAVONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of white or yellow plant pigments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("flavone" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

 Context examples 

As polyphenolic, soluble plant pigments, flavonoids are usually subdivided into 5 subgroups flavonols, flavones, flavonones, flavan-3-ols, anthocyanidins.

(Flavonoid, NCI Thesaurus)

A flavone and cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor with potential antineoplastic activity.

(CDK Inhibitor P276-00, NCI Thesaurus)

Containing the antioxidant flavone scutellarin, herba Scutellaria barbata has been shown to induce apoptosis of ovarian and breast tumor cells in vitro.

(Herba Scutellaria Barbata, NCI Thesaurus)

A flavone with the phenyl group at C-3 instead of C-2.

(Isoflavone, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Phellodendron amurense bark extract contains certain isoquinoline alkaloids, flavone glycosides and phenolic compounds.

(Phellodendron amurense Bark Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A flavone with two hydroxyl groups on the B-ring and a second hydroxyl group on the A-ring.

(Luteolin, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

And it turned down gut conversion of things that are known to be really beneficial to the brain, such as flavones and flavonoids, which are found in leafy green vegetables.

(Probiotics May Not Always Be A Silver Bullet for Better Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Naturally occurring flavone or coumarin derivatives having the activity of the so-called vitamin P, notably rutin and esculin.

(Bioflavonoid, NCI Thesaurus)

The fruit also contains high amounts of the flavone velutin which exhibits potent anti-inflammatory properties.

(Acai Berry Juice, NCI Thesaurus)

The free base form of a synthetic N-methylpiperidinyl chlorophenyl flavone compound.

(Alvocidib, NCI Thesaurus)