loureirin

English

Etymology

From Loureiro +‎ -in.

Noun

loureirin (plural loureirins)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of isomeric aromatic ketones, 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)propanone, found in dragon's blood.
   • 2015 July 9, “MicroRNA-23b Inhibits the Proliferation and Migration of Heat-Denatured Fibroblasts by Targeting Smad3”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Bai et al. found that loureirin B could inhibit scar fibroblast proliferation through the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway.