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flavonoids

Term ID
CHEBI:72544
Synonyms
  • flavonoid
Definition
Any organic molecular entity whose stucture is based on derivatives of a phenyl-substituted 1-phenylpropane possessing a C15 or C16 skeleton, or such a structure which is condensed with a C6-C3 lignan precursors. The term is a 'superclass' comprising all members of the classes of flavonoid, isoflavonoid, neoflavonoid, chalcones, dihydrochalcones, aurones, pterocarpan, coumestans, rotenoid, flavonolignan, homoflavonoid and flavonoid oligomers. Originally restricted to natural products, the term is also applied to synthetic compounds related to them.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from flavonoids
Phenotype where environments contain flavonoids
Phenotype modified by environments containing flavonoids
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