Definition of Flavonoid

1. Noun. Any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone.

Generic synonyms: Phytochemical, Pigment

Definition of Flavonoid

1. Noun. (chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flavonoid

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flavonoid

flavivirus infections
flaviviruses
flavobacteria
flavobacterium
flavodoxin
flavodoxins
flavoenzyme
flavoenzymes
flavokinase
flavokinases
flavol
flavon
flavone
flavone 7-O-beta-glucosyltransferase
flavones
flavonoid (current term)
flavonoid 3'-monooxygenase
flavonoids
flavonol
flavonol 2'-O-glucosyltransferase
flavonol 3-O-glucosyltransferase
flavonol 3-sulfotransferase
flavonol 4'-sulfotransferase
flavonol synthase
flavonolignan
flavonolignans
flavonols
flavons
flavopiridol
flavoprotein

Literary usage of Flavonoid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Application of Rflp & Rapd Molecular Technologies to Plant Breeding: A edited by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"... a critical réévaluation was made of character state changes in the section relating to morphology, breeding systems, and flavonoid compounds. ..."

2. Pathogens of Soybean Seeds: Bibliographyby Andrew Kalinski by Andrew Kalinski (1999)
"... of Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Formation by flavonoid Compounds. 118:87-93. PEDERSEN, CT, SAFIR, GR, PARENT, S., ..."

3. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"... added flavonoid inducers, (ii) the extent to which they mediate the activation of the flavonoid-inducible promoters, and (iii) the extent to which they ..."

4. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"TABLE 14.2 - Distribution of flavonoid compounds in Arceuthobium Arceuthobium BD A. abietinum A. abietis-religiosae A. americanum A. ..."

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