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azadiradione

azadiradione noun: the limonoid [17-(furan-3-yl)-4,4,8,10,13-pentamethyl-3,16-dioxo-6,7,9,11,12,17-hexahydro-5H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-yl] acetate.

Noun

azadiradione (uncountable)

  1. The limonoid [17-(furan-3-yl)-4,4,8,10,13-pentamethyl-3,16-dioxo-6,7,9,11,12,17-hexahydro-5H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-yl] acetate
    • Of the nine limonoids isolated/semi-synthesized from A.indica and screened for α-amylase inhibition, azadiradione and exhibited potential inhibition with an IC 50 value of 74.17 and 68.38 μM, respectively against HPA under in vitro conditions.2015 October 16, “Gedunin and Azadiradione: Human Pancreatic Alpha-Amylase Inhibiting Limonoids from Neem (Azadirachta indica) as Anti-Diabetic Agents”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Words formed from azadiradione

Questions about azadiradione

What does azadiradione mean?
Azadiradione means the limonoid [17-(furan-3-yl)-4,4,8,10,13-pentamethyl-3,16-dioxo-6,7,9,11,12,17-hexahydro-5H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-yl] acetate.
What part of speech is azadiradione?
Azadiradione is a noun.

Words near azadiradione in the dictionary

  1. azadiphospholes
  2. azadirachtin
  3. azadirachtins
  4. azadirachtolide
  5. azadiractin
  6. azadiradione
  7. azaenolate
  8. azaenolates
  9. azaerythromycin
  10. azaerythromycins
  11. azafenidin

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