heptamethoxyflavone

English

Etymology

From hepta- +‎ methoxy +‎ flavone.

Noun

heptamethoxyflavone (countable and uncountable, plural heptamethoxyflavones)

1. (organic chemistry) Any hepta-methoxy derivative of flavone, but especially 3,5,6,7,8,3',4'-heptamethoxyflavone, a citrus flavonoid that has biochemical activity in the brain
   • 2015 July 18, “Pharmacokinetic Profiles of Active Ingredients and Its Metabolites Derived from Rikkunshito, a Ghrelin Enhancer, in Healthy Japanese Volunteers: A Cross-Over, Randomized Study”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The linear range for the assay of atractylodin, pachymic acid, heptamethoxyflavone, naringenin, nobiletin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, and 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid were 200–20,000, 10–1,000, 4–400, 50–5,000, 4–400, 2–200, 2–200, and 800–80,000 pg/mL, respectively.