Tanshinone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tanshinone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of a family of diterpene quinones, isolated from tan shen, that are transcription factor inhibitors.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of a family of diterpene quinones, isolated from tan shen, that are transcription factor inhibitors.
Example Sentences
Possibly, a low concentration in the water-extract of pharmacologically active lipophilic compounds, including tanshinones, led to a lack of efficacy of Danshen.
Word Forms
- tanshinones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tanshinnone, cryptotanshinone, tanshindiol, isotanshinone, tanshinoate, tecomaquinone.
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