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limbachalcone

limbachalcone noun: any of a family of chalcones isolated from Persicaria limbata (syn. Polygonum limbatum).

Noun

limbachalcone (uncountable)

  1. Any of a family of chalcones isolated from Persicaria limbata (syn. Polygonum limbatum).
    • Extraction with CH 2 Cl 2 (3 × 10 mL), dryingover Na 2 SO 4, and chromatographic purification on a silica gel column with mixtures of n -hexane-EtOAc yielded, after crystallization, 2′-hydroxy-3′,6′-dimethoxy-4′- O -(3″-methylbut-2″-enyl)chalcone ( 3 ) (8.4 mg, 84 %), trivially named limbachalcone...2015 June 24, Antoine Honoré Lonfouo Nkuété et al., “Anti-leukemia activity of semi-synthetic phenolic derivatives from Polygonum limbatum Meisn.”, in Chemistry Central Journal, volume 9, →DOI

Origin of limbachalcone

From limbata + chalcone.

Questions about limbachalcone

What does limbachalcone mean?
Limbachalcone means any of a family of chalcones isolated from Persicaria limbata (syn. Polygonum limbatum).
What part of speech is limbachalcone?
Limbachalcone is a noun.

Words near limbachalcone in the dictionary

  1. limb-darkened
  2. limb-darkening
  3. limb-mammary syndrome
  4. limb-meal
  5. limba
  6. limbachalcone
  7. limbal
  8. limbal ring
  9. limbal rings
  10. limbas
  11. limbat

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