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interflavan

interflavan adjective: between flavan groups.

Adjective

interflavan (not comparable)

  1. Between flavan groups.
    • Proanthocyanidins (PACs) in cranberry are predominantly found in oligomeric forms (up to 13 monomeric units) with at least one A-type double interflavan linkage [epicatechin-(4β→8, 2β→O→7)-epicatechin] between the lower or lowest two units of the oligomer.2015 December 30, “Cranberry Flavonoids Modulate Cariogenic Properties of Mixed-Species Biofilm through Exopolysaccharides-Matrix Disruption”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of interflavan

From inter- + flavan.

Questions about interflavan

What does interflavan mean?
Interflavan means between flavan groups.
What part of speech is interflavan?
Interflavan is an adjective.

Words near interflavan in the dictionary

  1. interfixation
  2. interfixations
  3. interfixed
  4. interfixes
  5. interfixing
  6. interflavan
  7. interflavanoid
  8. interflavonoid
  9. interfleet
  10. interfloral
  11. interflow

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