phytomolecule

English

Etymology

From phyto- +‎ molecule.

Noun

phytomolecule (plural phytomolecules)

1. Any molecule of a phytocompound; the phytocompound itself
   • 2015 November 19, “Sphingosine Kinase 2 and Ceramide Transport as Key Targets of the Natural Flavonoid Luteolin to Induce Apoptosis in Colon Cancer Cells”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The finding that the natural phytomolecule luteolin can act as a SphK2 inhibitor may have implications in this field, and in developing this class of inhibitors.