Term Name: | cupressuflavone |
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Synonyms: | 4',4''',5,5'',7,7''-hexahydroxy-8-8''-biflavone, 5,5',7,7'-tetrahydroxy-2,2'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H,4'H-8,8'-bichromene-4,4'-dione, 8,8''-Biapigenin, Cupressuflavone |
Definition: | A biflavonoid that is obtained by oxidative coupling of two molecules of apigenin resulting in a bond between positions C-8 of the two chromene rings respectively. Isolated from Cupressus sempervirens and Juniperus occidentalis, it exhibits free radical scavenging and antielastase activities. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:3960] ( EBI ) |